jester
Collocations
4ADJ.
maverick, new, official, resident
VERB + JESTER
court, displeased
JESTER + NOUN
lot, nothing
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
One who jests, jokes or teases.
As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF.
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.
verb
To act in a foolish or clownish way for the purpose of entertainment or attracting attention.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a professional clown employed to entertain a king or noblema
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF.
WiktionaryHe was a jester, and nothing more. He felt no pain; he was a jester, and nothing more.
Tatoeba · #1126399My first deed as Senator is designating you as the official jester.
Tatoeba · #1205681The prince and the jester had a lot in common.
Tatoeba · #1205686I'm not your jester.
Tatoeba · #3235799Have you met the new court jester?
Tatoeba · #4275973