English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
jape + -ster
japester (plural japesters)
- One who japes; a jester or prankster.
2009 August 30, Jonathan Lethem, “Eyes Wide Open”, in New York Times[1]:Moore is an equal-opportunity japester: heroes and villains both crack wise with Chandleresque vivacity, so you can’t use cleverness as a moral index.