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View usage for: (dʒoʊkəʳ) Word forms: plural jokers1. countable nounSomeone who is a joker likes making jokes or doing amusing things. He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun. Synonyms: comedian, comic, wit, clown More Synonyms of joker 2. countable nounThe joker in a pack of playing cards is the card which does not belong to any of the four suits. 3. countable nounYou can call someone a joker if you think they are behaving in a stupid or dangerous way. [informal, disapproval] Keep your eye on these jokers, you never know what they will come up with. 4. See the joker in the pack (ˈdʒəʊkə) noun1. a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner 2. slang, often derogatory a person who does that joker think he is? 3. an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card 4. mainly US a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect joker in American English (ˈdʒoʊkər) noun2. US a cunningly worded provision put into a law, legal document, etc. to make it different from what it seems to be 3. US any hidden, unsuspected difficulty 4. US an extra playing card, usually with a conventionalized picture of a court jester on it, used in some games as the highest trump or as a wild card 5. Slang a person, fellow, etc.; esp., one deserving contempt, as because of being foolish, inept, or disagreeable More idioms containingjoker the joker in the pack Examples of 'joker' in a sentencejoker One of the downsides of the digital age is that practical jokers have become far more ambitious.There are some real jokers around and one of them is you tonight.But he still had time to be the practical joker he had always been.It is that thing about the joker card again.Which brings investors to the joker in the pack.He was a real joker and really popular.There were two jokers in the pack.But the real joker was behind them.Takeover bids are the joker in the pack.The poignant note lay in a bed of roses on an ivory white casket that featured two joker playing cards.You might think the little fella is as pure as the driven snow but he is a real old practical joker.It was like playing your joker.He plays his joker role superbly.He was a real practical joker.Who are the biggest jokers in the England dressing room?Okay, time to play the joker.He wasn't playing the joker so much.Out of the pair of you, who would win a prize for being the biggest practical joker on set? Word lists withjoker terms used in cardsBritish English: joker NOUN Someone who is a joker likes making jokes or doing amusing things. He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun. - American English: joker
- Brazilian Portuguese: piadista
- Chinese: 爱开玩笑
- European Spanish: bromista
- French: plaisantin
- German: Witzbold
- Italian: buffone
- Japanese: 冗談好きの人
- Korean: 재담꾼
- European Portuguese: piadista
- Latin American Spanish: bromista
Chinese translation of 'joker' n (c) - (Cards)
王 (wáng) - (= person)
爱(愛)开(開)玩笑的人 (ài kāi wánxiào de rén)
Definition a person who jokes a lot He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun. Synonyms kidder (informal) prankster Additional synonymsDefinition a person who amuses others by silly behaviour a drunken buffoon Synonyms clown, fool, comic, comedian, wag, joker, jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), harlequin, droll, silly billy (informal), joculator or (fem.) joculatrix, merry-andrew Definition a comic entertainer, usually bizarrely dressed and made up, appearing in the circus a classic circus clown with a big red nose and baggy suit Synonyms comedian, fool, harlequin, jester, buffoon, pierrot, dolt, punchinello, merry-andrew Definition a comedian At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic. Synonyms comedian, funny man, humorist, wit, clown, wag, jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), buffoon, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix - joint
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Additional synonymsDefinition an amusing person He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag. Synonyms joker, comic, wag, wit, comedian, clown, kidder (informal), jester, humorist, prankster Definition a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way a political humorist Synonyms comedian, comic, wit, eccentric, wag, joker, card (informal), jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), funny man, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix He is the class jester writ large. Synonyms humorist, comic, wit, comedian, wag, joker, dag (New Zealand, informal), quipster, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix Definition a person who deceives or plays tricks The veteran trickster had made a fortune in his 40 years of fraud. Synonyms deceiver, fraud, cheat, joker, hoaxer, pretender, hustler (US, informal), conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, swindler, practical joker, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), chiseller (informal, rare), rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader Definition a humorous or witty person My dad's always been a bit of a wag. Synonyms joker, comic, wit, comedian, clown, card (informal), kidder (informal), jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), prankster, buffoon, trickster, humorist, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix Definition a person possessing this ability a man who fancied himself as a great wit Synonyms humorist, card (informal), comedian, wag, joker, dag (New Zealand, informal), punster, farceur, epigrammatist |