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jokers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jokers.

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The firm is also full of jokers who haven't got a clue about software and don't even think it's a technology company.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person who makes jokes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jokers gathered in one view.

noun

A person who makes jokes.

noun

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

noun

An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jokers.

noun

A person who makes jokes.

noun

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

noun

An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.

noun

A loser.

Example sentences

1

The firm is also full of jokers who haven't got a clue about software and don't even think it's a technology company.

2

It's much easier to go into the business mainstream where absolute jokers take $500k, by age 40, for granted.

3

She went straight to the conference heads, presumably to get the dongle jokers kicked out or reprimanded in some way.

4

There's nothing in those jokes that could logically lead a woman to believe that the jokers would cause her harm.

5

It just works, and if it doesn't work, i'm paying these jokers enough that they will make sure it works.

6

Beyond that, communication with these jokers has been spotty, spread across various social media channels.

7

A large entry fee does a great job weeding out wonks, crazies, and jokers.

8

Seriously, the amount of jokes about the iPad when that first came out were hilarious because now all those jokers have an iPad themselves.

9

I just hope that these jokers don't take a bunch of legitimate startups down with them.

10

There may be some jokers who are Principal Engineer at Google, but I never met any.

11

Those ConnectU people are worthless jokers and they have no idea.

12

If there were some kind of incentive, like the top-voted idea each month or bi-monthly is somehow actually funded, then the jokers would become completely irrelevant.

Quote examples

1

A group called this "Feminist Software Foundation", which is apparently comprised of trolls/jokers from 4chan.

2

"""The firm is also full of jokers who haven't got a clue about software and don't even think it's a technology company.""" From (limited) experience this is true for many technology consultants.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jokers in a sentence?

The firm is also full of jokers who haven't got a clue about software and don't even think it's a technology company.

What does jokers mean?

A person who makes jokes.

What part of speech is jokers?

jokers is commonly used as noun.