Associations to the word «Joker»

Wiktionary

JOKER, noun. A person who makes jokes.
JOKER, noun. (slang) A funny person.
JOKER, noun. A jester.
JOKER, noun. 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.
JOKER, noun. An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
JOKER, noun. (New Zealand) (colloquial) A man.

Dictionary definition

JOKER, noun. A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes.
JOKER, noun. A person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway".
JOKER, noun. An inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract".
JOKER, noun. A playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester.

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