jester
See also: ještěr
English
Etymology
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: gestor
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
Noun
jester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)
- One who jests, jokes or teases.
- A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
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Synonyms
- (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also Thesaurus:joker
- (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also Thesaurus:jester
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
one who jests
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person who amused a medieval court — see court jester
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.
Alternative forms
Noun
jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestere or jestre or jestrer, definite plural jesterne or jestrene)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
jester m
- indefinite plural of jest
References
- “jester” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.
Pronunciation
Noun
jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestrar, definite plural jestrane)
Related terms
References
- “jester” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- en:Comedy
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