JESTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does jester mean? • JESTER (noun)
The noun JESTER has 1 sense:
1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Familiarity information: JESTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JESTER (noun)
Meaning:
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
jester; motley fool; fool
Hypernyms ("jester" is a kind of...):
buffoon; clown; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
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