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joker
[ joh-ker ]
noun
- a person who jokes.
- one of two extra playing cards in a pack, usually imprinted with the figure of a jester, used in some games as the highest card or as a wild card.
- U.S. Politics. a clause or expression inserted in a legislative bill with the unavowed object of defeating the ostensible purpose of the bill if passed.
- a seemingly minor, unsuspected clause or wording that is put into an agreement, legal document, etc., to change its effect.
- an unexpected or final fact, factor, or condition that changes or reverses a situation or result completely:
He gave her a beautiful diamond engagement ring, but the joker was that it was stolen!
- any method, trick, or expedient for getting the better of another:
They pulled a joker on us to get better seats.
- Informal. a man; fellow; chap:
That joker is earning twice as much as I am.
- a person who thinks they are very funny; prankster:
Who's the joker who frosted the cake with shaving cream?
- Informal. a wise guy; wiseacre; smart aleck:
Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.
joker
/ ˈdʒəʊkə /
noun
- a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner
- slang.a person
who does that joker think he is?
- an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card
- a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect
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Example Sentences
The series also reversed a long trend that saw the character paralyzed by the Joker and confined to a wheelchair for a decade.
Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.
Besides his obsessive preparations, Leslie introduced another tool to the bank-robbing trade —“the little joker.”
All a thief had to do was take off the dial knob on the safe and place the little joker on inside of it.
The “little joker” was a small tin wheel with a wire attached to it, which fit inside the combination of any bank safe.
What joker thought that would be a good name for an exploring ship I can't imagine, but it always happens that way.
A talented cartoonist, distinguished practical joker, and recognized as one of the kings of bon mot, he led a free and easy life.
The Joker got the best bed, as good-humoured, good-natured chaps generally do, without seeming to try for it.
I was eighteen, and I had been for a long time looked upon at the lycee as a sly practical joker.
The joker appears in the third paragraphs from the end—Fellows Syrup of Hypophosphites.
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