The meaning of Jester

Jester – definition

noun
A professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre.
Usage examples:
The gray-furred child laughed, cavorting around the confused guards like a court jester in a mediev…
Synonims:
Fool Court fool Court jester Clown Harlequin Pantaloon Buffoon Merry andrew Merryman Motley

noun
(in earlier times) a man whose job was to tell jokes and make people laugh
Usage examples:
A court jester

Jester translation into English

Jester: translate from English into Chinese

小丑, 滑稽之人, 滑稽者, 滑稽演员, 滑稽角色

Jester: translate from English into Dutch

Nar, Clown, Hofnar, Grappenmaker, Spotvogel, Harlekijn

Jester: translate from English into French

Fou du roi, Bouffon, Farceur, Plaisantin

Jester: translate from English into German

Narr, Hofnarr, Spaßmacher, Spaßvogel, Witzbold

Jester: translate from English into Hindi

विदूषक, दिल्लगीबाज़, ठठोल, ठट्ठेबाज, भांड, हँसोड़ा, मसखरा, मसख़रा

Jester: translate from English into Italian

Giullare, Buffone, Beffardo

Jester: translate from English into Korean

광대, 농담하는 사람

Jester: translate from English into Russian

Шут, Шутник, Балагур

Jester: translate from English into Spanish

Bufón, Guasón, Pícaro, Mozo

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Jester – similar words

jesters

noun
A professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre.
Usage examples:
The gray-furred child laughed, cavorting around the confused guards like a court jester in a mediev…

noun
(in earlier times) a man whose job was to tell jokes and make people laugh
Usage examples:
A court jester

All meanings and translations of Jesters

Jester synonims

buffoon

noun
A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.
Usage examples:
I am usually quite controlled, but i was irritated that i was forced to spend my time with these sy…

noun
A person who does silly things, sometimes intentionally, that make other people laugh
Usage examples:
He was not the buffoon that people said he was.

All meanings and translations of Buffoon

clown

noun
A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
Usage examples:
A circus clown

verb
Behave in a comical or playful way.
Usage examples:
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

noun
An entertainer who wears silly clothes and makes people laugh by performing tricks without speech
Usage examples:
The people running this school are a bunch of clowns., stop clowning around and get serious!

All meanings and translations of Clown

fool

noun
A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
Usage examples:
I felt a bit of a fool

verb
Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.
Usage examples:
He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

adjective
Foolish; silly.
Usage examples:
That damn fool waiter

All meanings and translations of Fool

harlequin

noun
A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
Usage examples:
Canio's character, pagliaccio, catches his wife with the young harlequin, played by the troupe's ju…

adjective
In varied colours; variegated.
Usage examples:
The custom cabinets look like bright circus blocks, the tile backsplash has a harlequin pattern, an…

noun
A humorous character in plays at the theatre, especially in the past, who wears brightly coloured clothes with a diamond pattern

All meanings and translations of Harlequin

merryman

noun
A jester.
Usage examples:
This prologue involves a manager, merryman, and poet.

All meanings and translations of Merryman

motley

adjective
Incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.
Usage examples:
A motley crew of discontents and zealots

noun
An incongruous mixture.
Usage examples:
A motley of interacting interest groups

adjective
Consisting of many different types, parts, or colors that do not seem to belong together
Usage examples:
A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.

All meanings and translations of Motley

pantaloon

pantəˈluːn

noun
Women's baggy trousers gathered at the ankles.
Usage examples:
The women wear conservative peasant dress consisting of baggy pantaloons and head scarves.

All meanings and translations of Pantaloon

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