noun
- a person who jokes or jests; someone who makes witty or mocking remarks
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The court japer entertained the nobles with his clever wordplay.
- He was known as the village japer, always ready with a quip.
- The old japer’s jokes were both amusing and sharp-tongued.
- She dismissed him as merely a japer, not taking his criticism seriously.
- The japer’s wit was legendary throughout the kingdom.