What does Jester mean?
Definitions for Jester
ˈdʒɛs tərjester
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Jester.
Princeton's WordNet
jester, fool, motley foolnoun
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Wiktionary
jesternoun
one who jests, jokes or mocks
jesternoun
a person in bright garb and fool's cap who amused a mediaeval royal court.
Wikipedia
Jester
A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.
ChatGPT
jester
A jester is a person who is employed to tell jokes and provide general entertainment, typically by a medieval court. This person is often characterized by their brightly colored clothes and eccentric antics. In a broader sense, a jester can refer to anyone who behaves in a jesting or teasing manner, often with the intent of amusing others.
Webster Dictionary
Jesternoun
a buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool
Jesternoun
a person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk
Etymology: [Cf. Gestour.]
Wikidata
Jester
Jester is the name of several Marvel Comics supervillains.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
JESTER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jester is ranked #4676 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Jester surname appeared 7,587 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Jester.
84.3% or 6,400 total occurrences were White.
10.8% or 826 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 148 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.7% or 132 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.6% or 48 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.4% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Jester in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Jester in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Jester in a Sentence
I've always been someone who felt we are court jesters. That's what we do, as far as I'm concerned, you should step away from saying anything so that you can still be seen by the audience in any character. There's no reason entertainers can't learn just as much as anybody else about a subject, whatever it is. But I think that what's sad about it is that they lose their status as a court jester. And I'm a court jester. That's what I was born to do.
My girlfriend sleeps in a queen-sized bed and I sleep in a court jester-sized bed.
A gentleman is not for his gender, A gentleman known by his good jester
An unemployed court jester is nobody's fool.
The Joker is a powerful archetype: They are the jester, the dunce, the trickster, and the shape-shifter.
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- مهرجArabic
- bufóCatalan, Valencian
- šašekCzech
- hofnarDanish
- Hofnarr, Narr, SpaßvogelGerman
- γελωτοποιόςGreek
- bufónSpanish
- لودهPersian
- narri, hovinarriFinnish
- fou du roi, bouffon, fouFrench
- विदूषकHindi
- udvari bolond, bolondHungarian
- affabulatore, buffone di corte, giullare, buffone, affabulatriceItalian
- ליצן החצרHebrew
- 道化師Japanese
- 광대Korean
- дворски шутMacedonian
- hofnar, narDutch
- jesterNorwegian
- błazenPolish
- bufão, bobo da cortePortuguese
- bufonRomanian
- шут, паяцRussian
- šutnik, luda, dvorska luda, šašavacSerbo-Croatian
- hovnarr, joker, narrSwedish
- వికటకవిTelugu
- soytarıTurkish
- шутерUkrainian
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