jester
/ˈdʒestə(r)/noun
उच्चारण जेस्टर
विदूषक, मसखरा, दरबारी जोकर
Core word
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a man employed in the past at the court of a king or queen to entertain people by telling jokes and doing silly things
विदूषक, मसखरा, दरबारी जोकर
- Birbal is often wrongly described as Akbar's jester, but he was a minister and adviser.
- The king laughed at the jester's tricks.
- The jester wore a hat with bells and made the whole court laugh.
+ 2 more examples
- In the play, the jester tells the king the truth through jokes.
- A court jester was allowed to say things that others dared not.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a jester (countable noun)
A jester was a man employed at the court of a king or queen in the past to entertain people with jokes, songs and tricks. The word is mostly used for this historical role.
'Jester' वह व्यक्ति था जिसे पुराने समय में राजा या रानी के दरबार में चुटकुलों, गीतों और करतबों से मनोरंजन के लिए रखा जाता था। यह शब्द मुख्यतः इसी ऐतिहासिक भूमिका के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The king laughed at the jester's joke.
- Birbal was no ordinary jester; he was a wise advisor.
the court jester / a jester at the court
Add court before jester, or at the court of + ruler, to show the royal setting.
शाही संदर्भ दिखाने के लिए jester से पहले court, या at the court of + शासक लगाएँ।
- The court jester wore a cap with bells.
- He served as a jester at the court of Akbar.
jester (figurative: a joker)
Today, jester can describe someone in a group who always jokes and clowns, often as a role that hides cleverness.
आज 'jester' किसी समूह के उस व्यक्ति को भी कह सकते हैं जो हमेशा मज़ाक और हँसी-ठिठोली करता रहता है, प्रायः ऐसी भूमिका जो चतुराई छिपाती है।
- In our group, Arjun plays the jester, but he is also the best student.
jester vs fool vs clown
A jester was a trained court entertainer, a fool was often the same role in European tradition, and a clown is a circus performer.
Jester प्रशिक्षित दरबारी मनोरंजक था, fool यूरोपीय परंपरा में प्रायः वही भूमिका था, और clown सर्कस का कलाकार है।
- The jester entertained the king, while the clown entertained the crowd at the circus.
+Collocations 5
adjective + jester
courtroyalcleverwittyfamouswise
- The witty jester made the king laugh in a tense moment.
verb + jester
employact asplaydress asapplaud
- The students dressed as a jester for the fancy dress show.
jester + noun
capcostumebellsjokerole
- The jester's cap had three points with a small bell on each.
jester + verb
joketumblemocksingjuggle
- The jester juggled three balls before the court.
famous jesters
Tenali RamaBirbalGopal Bhar
- Tenali Rama was a well-known jester at the court of Krishnadevaraya.
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- The jester told the king a story that taught him a lesson about pride.
विदूषक ने राजा को एक कहानी सुनाई जिसने उसे अभिमान के बारे में सबक सिखाया।
- The play had a jester who spoke the truth in the form of jokes.
नाटक में एक विदूषक था जो सच्चाई को चुटकुलों के रूप में कह देता था।
- Radhika dressed as a jester for the annual day function.
राधिका ने वार्षिकोत्सव समारोह के लिए विदूषक का वेश धारण किया।
- Jesters were often the only people who could criticise a king safely.
विदूषक अक्सर अकेले ऐसे लोग होते थे जो राजा की आलोचना सुरक्षित रूप से कर सकते थे।
- The old jester shook his bells and the court burst into laughter.
बूढ़े विदूषक ने अपनी घंटियाँ हिलाईं और दरबार हँसी से गूँज उठा।
- He plays the jester in every school drama.
वह स्कूल के हर नाटक में विदूषक की भूमिका निभाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The jester make the king laugh every day.
✓ The jester made the king laugh every day.
The sentence is about a past role, so the verb is in the past tense.
वाक्य अतीत की भूमिका के बारे में है, इसलिए verb past tense में होगी।