Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who jests, jokes or teases.

    Spaßmacher, Spaßmacherin, Clown

    шутни́кšutník, шутни́цаšutníca, остря́кostrják

    жартівни́кžartivnýk, жартівни́цяžartivnýcja, жарту́нžartún

  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

More definitions
  • a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Have you met the new court jester?

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  2. Tom was dressed as a court jester.

    deTom war als Hofnarr verkleidet.

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  3. We are most displeased with our jester.

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  4. The prince and the jester had a lot in common.

    ruУ принца и шута было много общего.

    deDer Prinz und der Hofnarr hatten viel gemeinsam.

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  5. The court jester was the only one allowed to mock the king.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.

From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.

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Forms

plural: jesters
Singularjester
Pluraljesters

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
one who jokes:buffoonC1
Close in meaning
  • a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages:foolmotley fool

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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