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Joker

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Noun

1. joker, jokester

a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

2. joker, turkey

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Example Sentences:
'some joker is blocking the driveway'

3. joker

an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent

Example Sentences:
'when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract'

4. joker

a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Joker

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noun
1. 
a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner
2. slang, often derogatory
a person
who does that joker think he is?
3. 
an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card
4. mainly US
a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Joker

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noun
1. 
a person who jokes
2.  US
a cunningly worded provision put into a law, legal document, etc. to make it different from what it seems to be
3.  US
any hidden, unsuspected difficulty
4.  US
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, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Joker

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n.
1.
a. One who tells or plays jokes.
b. An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.
c. Informal An annoying or inept person: Some joker is blocking my driveway.
2. Games A playing card, usually printed with a picture of a jester, used in certain games as the highest-ranking card or as a wild card.
3. A clause that is included in a legislative bill or a contract in order to render the bill or contract inoperative or oppressive in some respect while appearing to be innocuous until the harm has been done.
4. An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.
5. A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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