jest´er
n. [Cf. Gestour.]
1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. “This … was Yorick’s skull, the king’s jester.” Shak. “Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear.” Longfellow.
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. “He ambled up and down
With shallow jesters.” Shak.
1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. “This … was Yorick’s skull, the king’s jester.” Shak. “Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear.” Longfellow.
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. “He ambled up and down
With shallow jesters.” Shak.
Meaning of “jester” in English language – n. [Cf. Gestour.] 1. A buffoon; a merry...
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