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See also:Jokerandjóker

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Fromjoke +‎-er, but in the sense of a playing card possibly by alteration ofJucker, also the origin of the name of the card gameeuchre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joker (pluraljokers)

  1. A person who makesjokes.
  2. (slang) Afunny person.
  3. Ajester.
    Synonyms:court jester,fool,jester
  4. Aplaying card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as awild card in some card games.
  5. (figurative) Something keptin reserve that can be used to gain anadvantage; atrump card.
    • 2008 September 18, Ian Rankin,The Hanging Garden: The #1 bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS, Hachette UK,→ISBN:
      Rebus decided to use theirjoker. 'Mr Lintz made a phone call to this office. He was talking for over twenty minutes.'
    • 2012 January 1, Simon Packham,Silenced, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.,→ISBN:
      Tash Wilson played her'joker' , pulling her chair so close our legs were almost touching. 'Hey, Chris, do you want to go out sometime? All you've got to do is say the word.'
    • 2016 October 17, Dipo Adesida,My French Teacher Had an Igbo Accent: An Inspiring Collection of Memories, Memoirs and Mischiefs, Partridge Africa,→ISBN:
      The director made me understand that my bubble of stardom could burst just as soon as it had been inflated if I didn't watch my attitude. Then he used hisjoker. I had an understudy so if I messed up or tried to create a scene, I would be summarily replaced.
  6. An unspecified, vaguelydisreputable person.
    Synonym:clown
    Somejoker keeps throwing eggs at my windows.
    1. Aloser.
      Don't waste your breath on thesejokers round here.
  7. (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
  8. Aclause in acontract thatundermines its apparent provisions.
    • 1922,Farm Machinery and Equipment, page lxxxiii:
      Discussion of contracts and the many provisions contained therein led to a vote making it the sense of the convention that manufacturers should use a simple sales contract, free fromjokers.
    • 1939, Canadian Parliament,Official Report of Debates, House of Commons, volume218, page858:
      Then, sir, on page 12 of the agreement there is ajoker clause, which provides for payments in addition to the ten per cent,[…]
    • 1942,Billboard, volume54, number41, page 5:
      Stone claimed that there was aJoker in the contract, one clause (No. 2) calling for two weeks' notice and another (No. 8) calling for payment on a par-day basis after the first two weeks.
    • 1958, Duncan Leroy Kennedy,Bill drafting, page12:
      The object of these provisions is to prevent insertion of "jokers" or "sleepers" in bills and securing passage under the false color of the title.
  9. (military) A friendlyunit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
    • 1998,APP-6A: Military Symbols for Land-Based Systems, page 9:
      Joker - A friendly track or contact acting as a "suspect" track for exercise purposes only. (STANAG 1241)
  10. The option, in apub quiz, of selecting one particularround in which one'steam will score double points.
    We used ourjoker as soon as the topic of sports was announced, since we are sport experts.

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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person who makes jokes
jester—seefool
playing card

See also

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Playing cards in English ·playing cards(layout ·text)
acedeuce,twothreefourfivesixseven
eightninetenjack,knavequeenkingjoker

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishjoker.

Noun

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joker c (singular definitejokeren,plural indefinitejokere)

  1. joker(playing card)

Declension

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Declension ofjoker
common
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativejokerjokerenjokerejokerne
genitivejokersjokerensjokeresjokernes

See also

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Playing cards in Danish ·kort,spillekort(layout ·text)
estoertreerfirerfemmerseksersyver
otterniertierknægt,bondedame,dronningkongejoker

Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology

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FromEnglishjoker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joker m (pluraljokers,diminutivejokertje n)

  1. joker(playing card)
  2. anywild card or similar, even in non-card games

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishjoker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joker m (pluraljokers)

  1. (card games)joker
  2. (computing)wildcard
  3. (on agame show)lifeline
  4. (Scrabble)blanktile

See also

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Playing cards in French ·cartes àjouer(layout ·text)
asdeuxtroisquatrecinqsixsept
huitneufdixvaletdameroijoker

Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishjoker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joker m animal

  1. (card games)Alternative spelling ofdżoker

Declension

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Declension ofjoker
singularplural
nominativejokerjokery
genitivejokerajokerów
dativejokerowijokerom
accusativejokerajokery
instrumentaljokeremjokerami
locativejokerzejokerach
vocativejokerzejokery

Further reading

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  • joker inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • joker in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation:jo‧ker

Noun

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joker m (pluraljokers)

  1. Alternative form ofjóquer

See also

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Playing cards in Portuguese ·cartas debaralho(layout ·text)
ásdois,duquetrês,ternoquatro,quadracinco,quinaseis,senasete,bisca,manilha
oitonovedezvaletedamareijóquer,curinga

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchjoker,Englishjoker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joker m (pluraljokeri)

  1. (card games)joker

Declension

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Declension ofjoker
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativejokerjokeruljokerijokerii
genitive-dativejokerjokeruluijokerijokerilor
vocativejokerulejokerilor
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