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Meaning of Jester | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə

Definitions

A surname.
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.

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العربية المهرّج بهلول مزاح مضحك

Bosanski luda луда

Čeština šašek

Deutsch Clown Clownin Eulenspiegel Hampelfrau Hampelmann Hofnarr Kasperl Narr Spaßmacher Spaßmacherin Spaßvogel

Ελληνικά αστειολόγος τζουτζές

Esperanto amuzanto

Español truhan

Suomi hovinarri leikinlaskija vitsailija vitsiniekka

Français plaisantin

Galego alvardán arlequín bufón

हिन्दी मसख़रा

Hrvatski luda луда

Bahasa Indonesia alan-alan badut peran

ქართული მასხარა ხუმარა

Latina balatro

Македонски смешник шегаџија шегобиец

Polski błazen frant trefniś wesołek wił

پښتو ټوکي

Português brincalhão

Русский остряк шутник шутница

Српски luda луда

Svenska gyckelmakare gycklare

Türkçe dalkavuk soytarı

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

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

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