English to Afrikaans Meaning of jester - hofnar


Jester :
hofnar

hofnar, nar, flous, spot voëls, hanekam, grapmaker, speelmaat, koninklike beampte

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Definitions of jester in English
Noun(1) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Examples of jester in English
(1) The character has a variety of origins, from the medieval court jester to the licensed clown of the Feast of Fools.(2) The gray-furred Child laughed, cavorting around the confused guards like a court jester in a medieval kingdom.(3) Adamson's Feste sings well and impresses as a talented professional court jester , but misses the deeper, darker tones of the part.(4) Like the jester at a medieval court whose caperings and quips recalled the king to sanity, he aimed only to remind the world of its duty.(5) Children clowned around with a jester at a fun workshop on April Fool's Day.(6) Many jesters and fools spoke a gibberish language called Grammelot that was first described over 500 years ago.(7) Princess Maria and Prince Ron manage their Duchy well, but it is also the dumping ground for jesters , knaves and fools.(8) Samis are often stereotyped as the comical helpers of Santa Claus or, even more negatively, as drunken fools or jesters .(9) Being mad as a porphyric hatter, evidently, monarchy just went along with those jolly court jesters , and then damned the resulting tea party.(10) So the emperor granted his request and decreed that one day in the year would be set aside for fools and jesters to rule.
Related Phrases of jester
(1) court jester ::
hofnar
Synonyms
Noun
1. fool ::
flous
2. joker ::
grapmaker
3. motley fool ::
motley fool
Different Forms
jester, jesters
Word Example from TV Shows
I also wanted you
to be my jester

I also wanted you to be my JESTER

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 21

There are so few places
I can wear my jester costume.

There are so few places I can wear my JESTER costume.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2

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