jester

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Synonyms: pester, fester, ester, jested, tester, nester, jetter, mester, juster, bester, rester

Antonyms: pester, fester, ester, jested, tester, nester, jetter, mester, juster, bester, rester

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Noun

1. One who [[jest]]s, jokes or teases.
2. A person in colourful [[garb]] and [[fool's cap]] who amused a [[medieval]] and [[early modern]] [[royal]] or [[noble]] [[court]].
3. Any of various [[nymphalid]] butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus {{taxlink|Symbrenthia|genus}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[act]] in a [[foolish]] or [[clownish]] way for the purpose of [[entertainment]] or attracting [[attention]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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