- jester
- jest|er [ `dʒestər ] noun countsomeone in the past whose job was to entertain an important person by saying and doing funny things
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Jester — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Beauford H. Jester (1893–1949), US amerikanischer Politiker Ralf Jester (* 1968), deutscher Fußballer Ralph Jester (Kostümbildner) (1901–1991), US amerikanischer Kostümbildner Wilhelm Bernhard Jester… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jester — es un personaje ficticio del videojuego Devil May Cry 3: Dante s Awakening. Características Jester es el demonio en el que se convirtió Arkham (ayudante del hermano de Dante, Vergil) al matar a su esposa por su obsesión con la magia negra. Jester … Wikipedia Español
Jester — Jest er, n. [Cf. {Gestour}.] 1. A buffoon; a merry andrew; a court fool. [1913 Webster] This . . . was Yorick s skull, the king s jester. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. A person… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jester — mid 14c., jestour (Anglo Latin), late 14c., gestour a minstrel, professional reciter of romances, agent noun from gesten recite a tale, which was a jester s original function (see JEST (Cf. jest)). Sense of buffoon in a prince s court is from… … Etymology dictionary
Jester — Jester, Ernst Friedrich, geb. 1745 zu Königsberg in Preußen, war seit 1788 Oberforstrath in Königsberg u. st. dort 1822; er ist Verfasser mehrerer Lustspiele u. Opern: Das Duell, Der Dorfprediger u.a.m.; u. schr.: Die kleine Jagd, Königsb.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
jester — [n] person who jokes, plays jokes actor, antic, banterer, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup*, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, japer, joker, jokester, larker, life of the party*, madcap*, pantaloon, practical joker, prankster,… … New thesaurus
jester — ► NOUN historical ▪ a professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court … English terms dictionary
jester — [jes′tər] n. a person who jests; esp., a professional fool employed by a medieval ruler to amuse him … English World dictionary
Jester — Fool redirects here. For other uses, see Fool (disambiguation). Court Jester redirects here. For the film starring Danny Kaye, see The Court Jester. For other uses of Jester , see Jester (disambiguation). Depiction of a jester by William Merritt… … Wikipedia
jester — noun 1) historical a court jester Syn: fool, court fool, court jester, clown, harlequin, pantaloon; archaic buffoon, merry andrew 2) the class jester Syn: joker, clown, comedian, comic … Thesaurus of popular words
jester — n. a court jester * * * [ dʒestə] a court jester … Combinatory dictionary
