Home › Words › J › japesterjapesterjapester means one who japes; a jester or prankster.EtymologyFrom jape + -ster.nounOne who japes; a jester or prankster.e.g.“Moore is an equal-opportunity japester: heroes and villains both crack wise with Chandleresque vivacity, so you can’t use cleverness as a moral index.” — 2009 August 30, Jonathan Lethem, “Eyes Wide Open”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.japer 88% match — One who japes; a joker. vs japester →japish 75% match — Full of japes; jesting. vs japester →japing 71% match — japery; joking vs japester →japingly 64% match — In a japing manner; with good-natured humour. vs japester →blagueur 64% match — A joker (person who makes jokes). vs japester →bejape 63% match — To play a trick on; trick or befool. vs japester →jeerer 62% match — One who jeers; a mocker. vs japester →quipster 62% match — a person who makes quips; a joker vs japester →