1. entertainers employed by medieval courts to amuse royalty and nobles with jokes, tricks, and performances
Usage: historical
2. people who joke around or act in a playful, humorous manner

Examples

• Medieval jesters wore colorful costumes and entertained the king’s court.
• The castle’s jesters performed acrobatic tricks and told riddles.
• Court jesters often had special privileges to speak freely to royalty.
• The class jesters always made everyone laugh during lunch.
• Stop being such jesters and focus on your homework.
• The office jesters lightened the mood during stressful meetings.