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Noun: joker  jow-ku(r)
  1. A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
    - jokester, funster [informal], wisecracker, quipster
     
  2. A person who does something thoughtless or annoying
    "some joker is blocking the driveway";
    - turkey [informal]
     
  3. An inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
    "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"
     
  4. A playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester

Derived forms: jokers

Type of: article, clause, comedian, comic, disagreeable person, funnyman, playing card, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Joker