jokester

[ johk-ster ]

noun

Origin of jokester

First recorded in 1875–80; joke + -ster

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Admittedly, Springsteen on Broadway is less a concert than a monologue—delivered by a master jokester and storyteller—accompanied by music.
The Reopening of Springsteen on Broadway Brought Broadway Out of Hibernation—and One Packed Theater Into a Brighter Future | Stephanie Zacharek | June 28, 2021 | Time
Those close to Sánchez described him as a charismatic storyteller and jokester who filled every room with his presence.
Pablo Sánchez, longtime Washington correspondent and producer for Univision, dies of covid-19 | Steve Thompson | March 19, 2021 | Washington Post
Soon, the trend had migrated to Twitter, where jokesters took their best shots.
Sea shanties are here to save us | Travis Andrews | January 13, 2021 | Washington Post
Like Emmett Till, by all accounts he was a jokester, and loved being around his friends.
From Emmett Till to Jordan Davis, a Foolish, Lethal Fear of Black Teens | Joshua DuBois | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He continues to strike an informal note on his tour of Belize and live up to his reputation as a jokester.
Harry On His Feet | Tom Sykes | March 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Whether it was a jokester or kid, but I have a lamp over the light.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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