jester
noun
1 jester
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages.
synonyms: fool, motley fool.
Roget 844:
humorist,
wag,
wit,
reparteeist†,
epigrammatist,
punster;
bel esprit,
life of the party;
wit-snapper,
wit-cracker,
wit-worm;
joker,
jester,
Joe Miller†,
drole de corps†,
gaillard†,
spark;
bon diable [Fr.];
practical joker.
buffoon,
farceur [Fr.],
merry-andrew,
mime,
tumbler,
acrobat,
mountebank,
charlatan,
posturemaster†,
harlequin,
punch,
pulcinella†,
scaramouch†,
clown;
wearer of the cap and bells,
wearer of the motley;
motley fool;
pantaloon,
gypsy;
jack-pudding,
jack in the green,
jack a dandy;
wiseacre,
wise guy,
smartass [Coll.];
fool
etc.
501.
zany,
madcap;
pickle-herring,
witling†,
caricaturist,
grimacier†;
persifleur†.
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Dutch: nar
Polish: błazen, trefniś, wesołek
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