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jok·er
(jō′kər)n.
1.
a. One who tells or plays jokes.
b. An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.
c. Informal An annoying or inept person: Some joker is blocking my driveway.
2. Games A playing card, usually printed with a picture of a jester, used in certain games as the highest-ranking card or as a wild card.
3. A clause that is included in a legislative bill or a contract in order to render the bill or contract inoperative or oppressive in some respect while appearing to be innocuous until the harm has been done.
4. An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.
5. A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.
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joker
(ˈdʒəʊkə)n
1. a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner
2. slang often derogatory a person: who does that joker think he is?.
3. (Card Games) an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect
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jok•er
(ˈdʒoʊ kər)n.
1. a person who jokes.
2. one of two extra playing cards in a pack, usu. imprinted with the figure of a jester, used in some games as the highest card or as a wild card.
3. a seemingly minor clause or expression inserted in a legal document, legislative bill, etc., to change its effect.
4. an unexpected or final element that completely changes or reverses a situation or result.
5. an expedient for getting the better of someone.
6. Informal. a person considered unworthy of respect.
7. a prankster or wise guy.
[1720–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  joker - a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes |
| 2. |  joker - a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | |
| 3. | joker - an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" | |
| 4. | joker - a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
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joker
noun comedian, comic, wit, clown, wag, kidder (informal), jester, dag (N.Z. informal), prankster, buffoon, trickster, humorist He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.
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joker
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Translations
جوكَر في وَرَق اللعبمَزّاح
šprýmařžolík
jokerspøgefugl
jokeri
dzsókermókás ember
jókerspaugfugl
ジョーカー
figliaržolík
jokerşakacı kimse
joker
[ˈdʒəʊkəʳ] N1. (= wit) → chistoso/a m/f, guasón/ona m/f; (= practical joker) → bromista mf
2. (= idiot) → payaso/a m/f; (stronger) → idiota mf
some joker will always start singing → siempre hay algún payaso que se pone a cantar
some joker will always start singing → siempre hay algún payaso que se pone a cantar
3. (Cards) → comodín m
he's the joker in the pack (fig) → es el gran desconocido, el la gran incógnita
he's the joker in the pack (fig) → es el gran desconocido, el la gran incógnita
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
joker
n
(Cards) → Joker m; he’s/it’s the joker in the pack (esp Brit) → er/es ist ein Unsicherheitsfaktor, er/es ist eine unbekannte Größe
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
joke
(dʒəuk) noun1. anything said or done to cause laughter. He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.
2. something that causes laughter or amusement. The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.
verb1. to make a joke or jokes. They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.
2. to talk playfully and not seriously. Don't be upset by what he said – he was only joking.
ˈjoker noun1. in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games.
2. a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc.
ˈjokingly adverbHe looked out at the rain and jokingly suggested a walk.
it's no joke it is a serious or worrying matter. It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.
joking apart/aside let us stop joking and talk seriously. I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend – but, joking apart, I do need a rest!
take a joke to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself. The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke.
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