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Synonyms for jokester

Most common

joker ruffian scamp hoodlum laughsmith

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who tells jokes; a joker.

    Our uncle is always being a jokester and cracking jokes about how much he eats and makes messes.

Forms

Plural
jokesters → jokers, mischiefs, scamps, hoodlums…

Example sentences

  • joker No practical joker should be without a whoopee cushion.
  • scamp George Hunt, you're an infernal scamp!
  • hoodlum I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jokesterrising
jokerrising
ruffianrising
scamprising
hoodlumsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
elf1, imp1, wag1
4 letters
puck1, minx
5 letters
rogue1, joker2, rowdy2, pixie2, knave1, scamp
6 letters
rascal2, bugger2
7 letters
buffoon2, ruffian, hoodlum2
8 letters
mischief2, hooligan3
9 letters
prankster2
10 letters
laughsmith

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (joker2 = 2 syllables).