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JESTER
jester, fool, motley fool
(noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jester
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.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
Synonyms
• (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also joker
• (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also jester
Hyponyms
• (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon
Anagrams
• rejets
Proper noun
Jester (plural Jesters)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jester is the 4676th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7587 individuals. Jester is most common among White (84.35%) and Black/African American (10.89%) individuals.
Anagrams
• rejets
Source: Wiktionary
Jest"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Gestour.]
1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester. Shak. Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow.
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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