Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun joker

4 senses of joker

Sense 1
joker, jokester -- (a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes)
       => comedian, comic -- (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Sense 2
joker, turkey -- (a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway")
       => unpleasant person, disagreeable person -- (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Sense 3
joker -- (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")
       => article, clause -- (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))

Sense 4
joker -- (a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester)
       => playing card -- (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)