joker

Etymology

joke +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒəʊkə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoʊkɚ/
• Rhymes: -əʊkə(r)

Noun

joker (plural jokers)

1. A person who makes jokes.
2. (slang) A funny person.
3. A jester.
4. A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
5. An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.

   Some joker keeps changing this web page.

6. (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.

See also

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace	deuce, two	three	four	five	six	seven
eight	nine	ten	jack, knave	queen	king	joker

See also

• Wikipedia article on jokers (jesters)
• Wikipedia article on the joker (playing card)
• Wikipedia article on the Joker in Batman

Noun

joker

1. joker (playing card)

Etymology

From English joker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːkər/

• Audio

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Noun

joker m (plural jokers, diminutive jokertje n)

1. joker (playing card)
2. any wild card or similar, even in non-card games

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ.kɛʁ/

Noun

joker m (plural jokers)

1. (card games) joker
2. (computing) wildcard

See also

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as	deux	trois	quatre	cinq	six	sept
huit	neuf	dix	valet	dame	roi	joker

Further reading

• “joker” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• dżoker

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔ.kɛr/

Noun

joker m anim

1. (card games) joker

Noun

joker m (plural jokers)

1. Alternative form of jóquer

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga