Joker

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈdʒəʊkÉ™/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈdÊ’oÊŠkÉš/
• Rhymes: -əʊkÉ™(r)

Origin

joke + -er

Full definition of joker

Noun

1. A person who makes jokes.
2. (slang) A funny person.
3. A jester.
4. A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
5. An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.Some joker keeps changing this web page.
6. (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.

Synonyms

• (jester): court jester, fool, jester

Related terms

• joke