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jester

/ˈdʒɛs.tə/

noun

Meaning

  • 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

buffoon,
clown,
fool,
jestress,
buffoon,
clown,
joker