jokester
Jokester (noun) means a person who is always making jokes or playing tricks, especially one whose humour is more constant than it is clever. Example: “He is the office jokester, forever hiding people's mugs.”
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who is always cracking jokes or playing tricks.
Informal and chiefly North American. Slightly dismissive — it rarely describes a professional comedian.
Jokester describes an amateur. Call someone who does it for a living a comedian or comic instead.
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Etymology
From joke plus the agent suffix -ster, as in trickster and prankster.
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What is the difference between a jokester and a comedian?
A comedian performs comedy professionally, with written material and an audience that paid to be there. A jokester is simply someone who jokes constantly in ordinary life, whether or not anyone finds it funny.
Is jokester a real word?
Yes. It is standard informal English, formed the same way as prankster and trickster, and it has been in use for well over a century.
What is the meaning of jokester?
"jokester" (noun) means a person who is always making jokes or playing tricks, especially one whose humour is more constant than it is clever.
What is another word for jokester?
Other words for "jokester" include joker, prankster, wisecracker, clown, practical joker.