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joker definition

joker (jōk′ər)

noun

  1. a person who jokes
  2. ☆ a cunningly worded provision put into a law, legal document, etc. to make it different from what it seems to be
  3. ☆ any hidden, unsuspected difficulty
  4. ☆ an extra playing card, usually with a conventionalized picture of a court jester on it, used in some games as the highest trump or as a wild card
  5. Slang a person, fellow, etc.; esp., one deserving contempt, as because of being foolish, inept, or disagreeable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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