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Meaning of josser | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈd͡ʒɒsə(ɹ)/

Definitions

  1. An outsider working in a circus.
  2. A man, especially one who seems foolish or simpleminded.
    UK, informal
  3. A clergyman.
    Australia, informal

Examples

“Becoming a josser – an outsider who joins the circus – is probably one of the few dreams almost everyone has had.”
“As I neither answered nor raised my eyes Mahony exclaimed again: 'I say . . . He's a queer old josser!'”
“A josser like myself from the backwoods of Canada would be making all sorts of bloomers.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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