joculator

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noun

A jester; a joker.

OriginLatin joculātus →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounjoculator (plural joculators)

plural joculators

  1. obsoleteA jester; a joker.

    The joculators were sometimes excellent tumblers; yet, generally speaking, I believe that vaulting, tumbling, and balancing, were not exectued by the chieftan of the gleeman's company, but by some of his confederates

    1801, Joseph Strutt, The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jesterjoculatrix

Origin

  1. Latinjoculātus
  2. Englishjoculator

From Latin joculātus. Doublet of juggler and jongleur.

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APA

joculator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joculator

MLA

“joculator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joculator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joculator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joculator.

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