jester — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One who jests, jokes or teases.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF.

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

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

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Synonyms

   jestjestermaxxing

Noun

1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

   Synonyms

   foolmotley fool

   Broader terms

   clownbuffoongoofgoofballmerry andrew