Jester vs Joker - What's the difference?
jester | joker | Synonyms |
one who jests, jokes or mocks
a person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a mediaeval and early modern royal or noble court.
A person who makes jokes.
(slang) 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.
An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
(New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
Joker is a synonym of jester.
As nouns the difference between jester and joker
is that jester is one who jests, jokes or mocks while joker is a person who makes jokes.jester
English
(wikipedia jester)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (one who jokes) buffoon, clown, joker, see also * (court entertainer) buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see alsoDerived terms
* court jesterHyponyms
* (court entertainer) harlequin, pantaloonjoker
English
(wikipedia joker)Noun
(en noun)- Some joker keeps changing this web page.