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jester(dictionary)

jester (iou)



jester noun. Also gester. ME.
[from JEST verb, GEST verb + -ER1.]
A professional reciter of romances. arch. ME.
A mimic, a buffoon; a person whose profession is to amuse; esp. a professional joker or clown maintained in a medieval court etc., a fool. E16.
A person who jests, or speaks or acts in jest; a person given to uttering jests or witticisms, a joker. E16.
jestership noun the position of a jester M19.