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joker

[joh-ker] / ˈdʒoʊ kər /
NOUN
person who kids, teases
Synonyms
STRONG
actor banana buffoon card clown comedian comic fool gagster humorist jester jokester prankster punster stooge trickster wag wit
WEAK
cutup farceur funster jokesmith josher kidder life of the party quipster second banana stand-up comic straight person top banana wisecracker

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Michael Jackson’s estate could’ve existed in this gray area forevermore, letting his memory hover somewhere between genius and joker.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The joker in the global fixed-income deck is the possibility that the Fed could reverse a dovish trajectory to raise rates again in response to war-related inflationary pressures, Al-Hussainy adds.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Now, anything that gets posted about “Running Point,” there’s always some sort of Baby joker comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

"He was a bit of a joker in dance rehearsals, he was a normal lad you wouldn't think he was globally famous" she added.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

Born in 1964 in the tiny farm town of Benjamin, Utah, the son of a plumber, Singleton was a nice kid but a poor student, shy, a follower, a practical joker.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel