jokester

Example Sentences

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Cerf was fun and charismatic, a jokester and bon vivant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Clark continued to captivate me with his wry observations about the world, his inclination to be a jokester and even the goofy gifts intended to show he was a romantic at heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

At one of the basketball courts where Shawn used to play, his coaches tell us this was his happy place and he was the "jokester" on the team, and well-liked.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Newhart, known for his dry delivery and iconic satire, began his comedy career in 1960, recording a pair of stand-up specials that year, sweeping the nation and earning the jokester a long-lived sitcom career.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Now, in death, this constancy crystallized and became something else entirely: he was an old familiar jokester cast—with surprising effect—in the tragic role.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt