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[jes-ter] / ˈdʒɛs tər /


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Working on a serious documentary didn’t stop Jackson from his activities as a harsh and relentless internet jester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Away from the from springtime pastels and prints, Alessandro Michele's debut couture collection was full of clashing colours and harlequin print fit for a court jester.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

The idea of a Jewish jester so tickled her, she began to laugh out loud.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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