Jester
Pronunciation : Jest"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Gestour.]
Definition : 1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester. Shak. Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow.
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913