Joker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈoʊkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈəʊkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈəʊkə/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈoʊkɚ/.

Examples

some joker is blocking the driveway
when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jokester turkey

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
noun	a person who does something thoughtless or annoying “some joker is blocking the driveway”
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”
noun	a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester

Word Forms

joke	verb	tell a joke; speak humorously
joke	noun	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

bromista

una persona a la que le gusta contar o hacer chistes

🇮🇹Italian

burlone

una persona a cui piace raccontare o fare battute

🇳🇱Dutch

grappenmaker

iemand die graag grappen maakt of maakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

palhaço

uma pessoa que gosta de contar ou fazer piadas

🇷🇺Russian

шутник

человек, который любит рассказывать или разыгрывать шутки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोकर

ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसे चुटकुले सुनाने या खेलने में आनंद आता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

জোকার

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি কৌতুক বলতে বা খেলতে উপভোগ করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜோக்கர்

நகைச்சுவைகளைச் சொல்வதில் அல்லது விளையாடுவதை ரசிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

జోకర్

జోకులు చెప్పడం లేదా ఆడటం ఆనందించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

जोकर

एक व्यक्ती ज्याला विनोद सांगणे किंवा खेळणे आवडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોકર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે ટુચકાઓ કહેવા અથવા રમવાનો આનંદ માણે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಕರ್

ಜೋಕ್ ಹೇಳುವುದನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಆಡುವುದನ್ನು ಆನಂದಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശക്കാരൻ

തമാശ പറയുകയോ കളിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਕਰ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਚੁਟਕਲੇ ਸੁਣਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਖੇਡਣ ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوکر

وہ شخص جو لطیفے سنانے یا کھیلنے سے لطف اندوز ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小丑

喜欢讲笑话或开玩笑的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ジョーカー

冗談を言ったり冗談を言ったりするのが好きな人

🇰🇷Korean

조커

농담을 하거나 농담을 하는 것을 좋아하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người pha trò

một người thích kể chuyện hoặc đùa giỡn

🇹🇭Thai

โจ๊ก

คนที่ชอบเล่าเรื่องหรือเล่นตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelawak

seseorang yang senang bercerita atau bercanda

🇲🇾Malay

pelawak

seorang yang gemar bercerita atau bermain jenaka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهرج

الشخص الذي يستمتع بإخبار النكات أو لعبها

🇮🇷Persian

جوکر

فردی که از گفتن یا جوک بازی کردن لذت می برد

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֵץ

אדם שנהנה לספר או לשחק בדיחות

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The primary meaning of 'joker' is 'a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes'.

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