Joker
Definitions
- A fictional villain of DC Comics, noted for his insanity and cunning, who either wears clown makeup or is disfigured to appear as such, and who is archenemy of Batman.
- A person who makes jokes.
- A funny person.
- A jester.
- A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- Something kept in reserve that can be used to gain an advantage; a trump card.
- An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
- A loser.
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A man. New-Zealand, colloquial
- A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
- A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
- The option, in a pub quiz, of selecting one particular round in which one's team will score double points.
- A fairy chess piece that moves like the last piece that was moved by the opponent.
Equivalents
Examples
“Rebus decided to use⟳ their joker. 'Mr Lintz made a phone call⟳ to this office. He was talking for over twenty minutes.'”
“Tash Wilson played her 'joker' , pulling her chair so close⟳ our legs were almost touching. 'Hey, Chris, do you want⟳ to go out sometime? All you've got to do is say⟳ the word.'”
“The director made me understand⟳ that my bubble of stardom could burst⟳ just as soon as it had been inflated if I didn't watch⟳ my attitude. Then he used his joker. I had an understudy so if I messed up or tried to create⟳ a scene, I would be summarily replaced.”
“Some joker keeps throwing eggs at my windows.”
“Don't waste⟳ your breath on these jokers round here.”
“Discussion of contracts and the many provisions contained therein led to a vote⟳ making it the sense⟳ of the convention that manufacturers should use⟳ a simple sales contract, free from jokers.”
“Then, sir, on page 12 of the agreement there is a joker clause, which provides for payments in addition to the ten per cent, […]”
“Stone claimed that there was a Joker in the contract, one clause (No. 2) calling for two weeks' notice⟳ and another (No. 8) calling for payment on a par-day basis after the first two weeks.”
“The object of these provisions is to prevent⟳ insertion of "jokers" or "sleepers" in bills and securing passage under the false color of the title.”
“Joker - A friendly track or contact⟳ acting as a "suspect⟳" track for exercise purposes only. (STANAG 1241)”
“We used our joker as soon as the topic of sports was announced, since we are sport experts.”
“The problem is that it would be difficult to use⟳ a joker offensively since you could never know⟳ how it was going to move⟳, meaning it’d be most useful setting it up for potential queen/rook captures to disincentivize your opponent from moving those pieces.”
“...grinning like⟳ the Joker, Batman's nemesis, a character described in the story as being a favorite of Douglas's.”
“He started to laugh⟳ that maniacal laugh⟳ that sounded like⟳ the Joker on speed⟳.”
“I would've liked to have⟳ learned more, but the lady working the booth was a monstrous titan with dyed black hair, about ten rings on each hand, and a mouth like⟳ the Joker (Jack Nicholson version), and she spooked me.”
“Wide and taut, fixed and immobile. Like⟳ the Joker from Batman, he thought. Or one of his victims.”
“He looks like⟳ the Joker, the Latino one, what was his name⟳? Cesar Romero.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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