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 4676^th 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