Synonyms for jester


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jes-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛs tər

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Définition of jester

Origin :
  • mid-14c., jestour (Anglo-Latin), late 14c., gestour "a minstrel, professional reciter of romances," agent noun from gesten "recite a tale," which was a jester's original function (see jest). Sense of "buffoon in a prince's court" is from c.1500.
  • noun person who jokes, plays jokes
Example sentences :
  • “I mean a man sad and grave as the monks of Beaulieu,” said the jester.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • My poor boy, he who is sitting in sackcloth and ashes needs no jester.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I was just a jester and no more, and so, in a measure—though I blush to say it—I grew content.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Yes (replied the jester), he has a striking likeness to that person and a heap of others.
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • Come on (the jester shouted), give us a tune upon the pipe, and let me show you how to dance.
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • This being determined, they departed, leaving the Count in the company of the jester.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • When the jester had left them to go upon his errand, Francesco turned to his companion.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • And as he rode he told them what the jester's quick intuition had already whispered to him.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Or if there is a despot, 'tis the king's jester, who laughs at the king as well as all his subjects.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • Well have I said that Dick was as saucy as a lady's page or a king's jester.
  • Extract from : « The Ground-Ash » by Mary Russell Mitford
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