jester
See also: ještěr
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/
- Homophone: gestor
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
Noun
editjester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)
- 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
edit- (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also Thesaurus:joker
- (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also Thesaurus:jester
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editone who jests
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person who amused a medieval court — see court jester
Anagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editjester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestere or jestre or jestrer, definite plural jesterne or jestrene)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjester m
- indefinite plural of jest
References
edit- “jester” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestrar, definite plural jestrane)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “jester” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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