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practical joker

NOUN

jester

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clown jokester

STRONG

actor antic buffoon card comedian comic fool harlequin humorist joker pantaloon prankster trickster wag wit

WEAK

banterer cutup japer larker life of the party quipster standup comic wisecracker

NOUN

zany

Synonyms

STRONG

buffoon card clown comedian comic humorist jester joker moron nut prankster screwball wag

WEAK

cutup farceur funny person wisecracker

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Jill Biden, a practical joker, thought he was “super serious” but liked him and offered him the job.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Chuck tells Erica that he is a practical joker and likes to play pranks.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

Were you ever a prankster or practical joker?

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2020

Stewart was a popular player, a practical joker, known for wearing NFL team-colored knickers, and a national hero in Ryder Cup play.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 24, 2020

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

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