Jester — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛstə/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool motley fool

Word Forms

jest	verb	act in a funny or teasing way
fool	verb	indulge in horseplay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Narr

ein professioneller Clown, der im Mittelalter zur Unterhaltung eines Königs oder Adligen eingesetzt wurde

🇫🇷French

bouffon

un clown professionnel employé pour divertir un roi ou un noble au Moyen Âge

🇪🇸Spanish

bufón

un payaso profesional empleado para entretener a un rey o noble en la Edad Media

🇮🇹Italian

giullare

un clown professionista impiegato per intrattenere un re o un nobile nel Medioevo

🇳🇱Dutch

nar

een professionele clown die in de middeleeuwen werd ingezet om een koning of edelman te vermaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobo da corte

um palhaço profissional empregado para entreter um rei ou nobre na Idade Média

🇷🇺Russian

шут

профессиональный клоун, нанятый для развлечения короля или дворянина в средние века

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विदूषक

मध्य युग में एक राजा या रईस का मनोरंजन करने के लिए नियुक्त एक पेशेवर विदूषक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্রুপ

মধ্যযুগে একজন রাজা বা সম্ভ্রান্ত ব্যক্তিকে বিনোদন দেওয়ার জন্য নিযুক্ত একজন পেশাদার ক্লাউন

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலி செய்பவன்

இடைக்காலத்தில் ஒரு ராஜா அல்லது பிரபுவை மகிழ்விக்க பணியமர்த்தப்பட்ட ஒரு தொழில்முறை கோமாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

హేళన చేసేవాడు

మధ్య యుగాలలో రాజు లేదా గొప్ప వ్యక్తిని అలరించడానికి ఉపయోగించే ఒక ప్రొఫెషనల్ విదూషకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

थट्टा

मध्ययुगातील राजा किंवा कुलीन व्यक्तीचे मनोरंजन करण्यासाठी एक व्यावसायिक जोकर

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજાક

મધ્ય યુગમાં રાજા અથવા ઉમરાવોનું મનોરંજન કરવા માટે કાર્યરત એક વ્યાવસાયિક રંગલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಸ್ಯಗಾರ

ಮಧ್ಯಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ರಾಜ ಅಥವಾ ಕುಲೀನರನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸಲು ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕೋಡಂಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശക്കാരൻ

മധ്യകാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ ഒരു രാജാവിനെയോ പ്രഭുക്കളെയോ വിനോദിപ്പിക്കാൻ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രൊഫഷണൽ കോമാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਜੋਕਰ ਮੱਧ ਯੁੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜੇ ਜਾਂ ਰਈਸ ਦਾ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق کرنے والا

ایک پیشہ ور مسخرہ جو قرون وسطی میں کسی بادشاہ یا رئیس کی تفریح کے لیے ملازم تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小丑

中世纪受雇招待国王或贵族的职业小丑

🇯🇵Japanese

道化師

中世に王や貴族を楽しませるために雇われたプロの道化師

🇰🇷Korean

광대

중세 시대에 왕이나 귀족을 즐겁게 하기 위해 고용된 전문 광대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gã hề

một chú hề chuyên nghiệp được thuê để chiêu đãi một vị vua hoặc một nhà quý tộc thời Trung Cổ

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวตลก

ตัวตลกมืออาชีพที่ทำงานให้ความบันเทิงแก่กษัตริย์หรือขุนนางในยุคกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelawak

badut profesional yang digunakan untuk menghibur raja atau bangsawan di Abad Pertengahan

🇲🇾Malay

pelawak

badut profesional yang bekerja untuk menghiburkan raja atau bangsawan pada Zaman Pertengahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهرج

مهرج محترف يعمل للترفيه عن ملك أو نبيل في العصور الوسطى

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

یک دلقک حرفه ای که در قرون وسطی برای سرگرمی یک پادشاه یا نجیب زاده به کار گرفته می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

soytarı

Orta Çağ'da bir kralı veya asilzadeyi eğlendirmek için kullanılan profesyonel bir palyaço

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֵיצָן

ליצן מקצועי שהועסק כדי לבדר מלך או אציל בימי הביניים

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The primary meaning of 'jester' is 'a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages'.

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Using 'jester' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jester' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jester' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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