Joker

See also: joker and jóker

English

Proper noun

the Joker

A Joker cosplay.

1. A fictional villain of DC Comics, noted for his insanity and cunning, who either wears clown makeup or is disfigured to appear as such, and who is archenemy of Batman.
   • 2007, Joe Layden, The Last Great Fight, page 217:

     ...grinning like the Joker, Batman's nemesis, a character described in the story as being a favorite of Douglas's.

   • 2008, Deborah Eden, The Destroyer, page 82:

     He started to laugh that maniacal laugh that sounded like the Joker on speed.

   • 2011, Steve Hely, How I Became a Famous Novelist, page 185:

     I would've liked to have learned more, but the lady working the booth was a monstrous titan with dyed black hair, about ten rings on each hand, and a mouth like the Joker (Jack Nicholson version), and she spooked me.

   • 2014, Tania Carver, The Doll's House, page 22:

     Wide and taut, fixed and immobile. Like the Joker from Batman, he thought. Or one of his victims.

   • 2015, Manuel Luis Martinez, Drift: A Novel, page 16:

     He looks like the Joker, the Latino one, what was his name? Cesar Romero.

Translations

fictional villain

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小丑 (zh) (xiǎochǒu)

• Hindi: जोकर (jokar)
• Lao: ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄)
• Marathi: जोकर (jokar)
• Portuguese: Coringa m (Brazil)
• Spanish: Guasón m (Latin America), Joker m (Spain)
• Swedish: Jokern (sv) c
• Thai: โจ๊กเกอร์ (th)

Anagrams

• Rojek, jerko

German

Etymology

From English joker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoːkɐ/, /ˈdʒɔʊ̯kɐ/

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Noun

Joker m

1. (card games) joker
2. (on a game show) lifeline

Further reading

• “Joker” in Duden online
• “Joker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache