Associations to the word «Jester»

Pictures for the word «Jester»

Wiktionary

JESTER, noun. One who jests, jokes or mocks.
JESTER, noun. A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

Dictionary definition

JESTER, noun. A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats