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Jester

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. One who jests, jokes or teases.
  3. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

jester's privilege Jesters jestfulness Jestice Jesting jesting-stock

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