JEST'ER, noun A person given to jesting, sportive talk and merry pranks. --He rambled up and down With shallow jesters. 1. One given to sarcasm. Now, as a jester I accost you. 2. A buffoon; a merry-andrew, a person formerly retained by princes to make sport for them.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI