joker
joh ker
- n a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- n a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
some joker is blocking the driveway - n an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract - n a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
- It upsets her, and Gene shoots back that she relied on him too much for sheltering--which, he guesses bluntly, is why she went and married Don, "this joker," as a protector and .
- Insurance companies seldom pay when the loss is due to "acts of war," merely point out to the wrathful policy holder the joker in his policy which also rules out payment in case.
- In his boyhood he was ever the prankster and the practical joker.