jester

Meaning

Noun

1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

Verb

To act in a foolish or clownish way for the purpose of entertainment or attracting attention.

Synonyms

buffoon

clown

joker

fool

wag

comedian

harlequin

buffon

motley fool

zany

droll

entertainer

kidder

comic

humorist

mime

merry andrew

jocular

fiddle

antic

madman

cartoon

mimic

mocker

performer

prankster

tomfool

court jester

wit

comedienne

jokester

man of motley

bufoon

comic in a play

funnyman

gagger

funster

banterer

humorous

Translations

bouffon

farceur

giullare

clown

Spaßmacher

arlequin

Spaßvogel

harlekijn

bromista

baladin

burlone

plaisantin

buffone

Clown

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gestour

In summary

From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.