BOFUNNYa man employed in the past by a ruler to entertain people with jokes, stories etc 〔旧时统治者雇来说笑逗乐的〕逗乐小丑,弄臣 →4 See picture of 见图 jester
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jester• He is a bit of a jester but great fun to be with.• Gatling has become a relentlesscourtjester, mugging, leading cheers and conductinginterviews.• He also saw how drained he could become after playing the court jester.• They wore the motleycoat of jesters and one of them was hopping around on a hobbyhorse.• And the answer came: she was like a break in the monotony, like a residentjester.• Still the message remains the same whoever the messenger-the jesters are the boil lancers.• The jester in Notker's story conveys the anxiety of men at the mercy of the king's will.