jokester

English

Etymology

Derived from joke +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊkstə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊkstɚ/

Noun

jokester (plural jokesters)

1. A person who tells jokes; a joker.
   • 2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 March 2018:

     Characters commenting on their own predicament as though they were the armchair jokesters of MST3K is almost never as smart as a film’s creative team thinks it is—something for which Urban Legend serves as Exhibit A.

2. A person who plays practical jokes; a prankster.
3. Jester, court jester.

Translations

person who tells jokes

• French: blagueur (fr) m, rigolo (fr) m
• German: Spaßmacher (de) m, Witzeerzähler (de) m
• Ingrian: hirvihammas, šuutkuri, koiruin
• Macedonian: шега́џија m (šegádžija), сме́шник m (sméšnik)

person who makes practical jokes

• French: farceur (fr) m

jester

• French: bouffon (fr) m