jester Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
    fool; motley fool.

WordNet

Jest"er noun
Etymology
Cf. Gestour.
Definitions
  1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.
    This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester. Shak.
    Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow.
  2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.
    He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. Shak.

Webster 1913