n. [ Cf. Gestour. ] 1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. [ 1913 Webster ]
This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. [ 1913 Webster ]
He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]