Synonyms for jester
Most common
clown joker motley fool harlequin buffoon punchinello jestress
All synonyms
Noun
1. Fool
fool, joker, clown, motley fool, harlequin, merry-andrew, humorist, humourist UK, droll, court jester, zany, wag, jack-pudding, punch, scaramouch, pickle-herring dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who jests, jokes or teases.
Related words
- Word family
- jest
- Phrases
- court jester
- Is a kind of
- person
Forms
- Plural
- jesters → fools, jokers, clowns, harlequins…
Example sentences
- clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
- joker No practical joker should be without a whoopee cushion.
- harlequin The harlequin had large, red lips.
- buffoon Tom is what my father would call a buffoon.
By length
- 3 letters
- wag1
- 4 letters
- fool1, zany2
- 5 letters
- punch1, clown1, joker2, droll1
- 7 letters
- buffoon2
- 8 letters
- humorist3, jestress
- 9 letters
- harlequin3, humourist
- 10 letters
- scaramouch3
- 11 letters
- punchinello
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).