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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
he's the joker of the family, always making us laugh
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as in clown
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
just ignore that joker and his rude comments
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as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
read the contract carefully before signing to make sure there aren't any jokers
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Recent Examples of joker
Abu Hamdan, the lead vocalist, was, and still is, a bit of a joker.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
While plenty of jokers and pranksters offered responses, most users responded by unexpectedly trauma-dumping on the ticklish Muppet.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
The likely scenario: Some practical joker left a message for a friend as, say, Mr. Wolf, then provided the zoo’s digits as the callback number.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Samuels’ first impression of Schneider was a joker who wanted things done his way.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
While plenty of jokers and pranksters offered responses, most users responded by unexpectedly trauma-dumping on the ticklish Muppet.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
The likely scenario: Some practical joker left a message for a friend as, say, Mr. Wolf, then provided the zoo’s digits as the callback number.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Samuels’ first impression of Schneider was a joker who wanted things done his way.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
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In the dying days of the race, Trump’s campaign may have suffered an unforced error following a mass rally at Madison Square Garden that alienated Puerto Ricans and Hispanics more generally following offensive remarks by a comedian invited to address the crowd.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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An 8-year-old girl fought back against an attacker wearing a clown mask who is accused of assaulting her in her bedroom earlier this month, police said.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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The album’s rollout went off without a hitch, a far cry from the days of long delays and false starts.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Of course, there’s Sharon Stone in Casino, Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street, or, most recently, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, but the bulk of his work focuses on the perils of committing crime while male.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Concerned about gender transitions for children or about biological males playing on girls’ sports teams?Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Satellite firms like SpaceX and other countries have envisioned operating tens of thousands of internet satellites in Earth’s low orbit, raising the risk of interference even more.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Injecting diamond particles into the atmosphere could provide the benefits of sulfur dioxide while curbing some of the risks, said a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Or averred that Biden was sharp as a tack and that anyone who suggested otherwise was a jerk.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The extra that was shot by accident earlier this season was one such obnoxious jerk.Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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