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Noun: jester  jes-tu(r)
  1. A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
    - fool, motley fool

Derived forms: jesters

See also: jest

Type of: buffoon, clown, droll [archaic], goof, goofball [N. Amer], merry andrew [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Jester Jester, the