joker
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈdʒoʊkər/
:
bromista
- Oh, you're a joker, huh?
- a practical joker
- known as a joker
- always a joker
I've got baby photos if you'd like me a little joker, a little lion.
- I've got baby photos if you'd like me a little joker, a little lion.
- Because he was always such a laugh and such a joker and you sort of I would have never in a million years.
- And I think that that became a thing for some reason, that I had to be tough and I was more of the class clown, class joker.
Examples
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At the party, everyone laughed at the stories told by the joker who always had a funny joke to share.
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Almost as much of a joker as your daddy.
Fiction book (1991) -
You never wanted to marry that joker in the first place.
Fiction book (1994) -
I bumped into that joker last night.
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He's a joker, this one.
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I guess you could call us a bunch of practical jokers.
Fiction book (2002) -
Damon is the best practical joker on this cCmpus, all right?
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The little boy played the ukulele, and his father was a practical joker and magician.
Academic text (2008) -
You're as good as any of the jokers we saw at the audition.
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Who's this joker?
Synonyms
267
1.7
A person who makes people laugh by telling jokes or acting
145
2.5
A person who tells jokes to make people laugh
24
4.1
A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh
12
5.0
A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes
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4.4
A person who often makes other people laugh
5
3.7
A man who makes people laugh by telling jokes or acting in a silly way
4
3.9
A person who plays funny tricks on other people
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9.9
A person who acts silly to make other people laugh
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
Compounds
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Joker comes from the word joke, which means 'a funny thing' or 'play', so a joker is someone who likes to tell jokes and make people laugh.