as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script
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By the time deputies made their way down the long driveway off Lost Creek Road to the house Tony once shared with his father, the onetime jokester and basketball player had lost all sense of reality.
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USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Sam, meanwhile, was a jokester much of the time but took his pilot training seriously.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Interviewer, jokester, legal correspondent, amateur guitarist.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Sam, meanwhile, was a jokester much of the time but took his pilot training seriously.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Interviewer, jokester, legal correspondent, amateur guitarist.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokester
comedian
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One moment in particular, just before a Weekend Update segment built around one of Murphy's ideas, still stands out to the now 74-year-old comedian.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hosted by comedian Greg Davies for BBC One, Sunday’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London ended with victory for shows like Adolescence, The Celebrity Traitors, Andor, Amadeus, Big Boys, Reunion and more.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Jokester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokester. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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