Definitions
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- noun
joker ;comedian
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who writes comic material for public performers
Etymologies
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Examples
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They come to honour the great Georgian gagster Joey Grimaldi, and to light a candle for contemporary clowns who have died over the past 12 months, a respectful nod towards the passing of lifetimes devoted to giggles.
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This is in effect a supper club with turns like tokester Howard Marks, gagster Felix Dexter and soulstress Ruby Turner mentioned in dispatches to entertain the 70 or so lucky diners.
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The new Simon is the one who doesn't put on the false nose of the gagster to hide from his own experience and pain.
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This is in effect a supper club with turns like tokester Howard Marks, gagster Felix Dexter and soulstress Ruby Turner mentioned in dispatches to entertain the 70 or so lucky diners.
Archive 2008-04-13 2008
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John was the straight man to Ken's gagster at the GLC rather as Brown was to Blair.
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I'm not a lawyer or a debater, just a gagster, and sometimes I don't express myself clearly.
Is Kerry obsolete yet? Ann Althouse 2006
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He defends himself, goes, "I ` m a gagster, not a gangster."
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Stompanato and the gagster slid silently out of the booth.
The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988
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Davey the gagster collapsed on the table, convulsed with laughter.
The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988
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Two police officers were injured and a police jeep was partially burnt when the gagster, S 'Kora' Natarajan (28), allegedly attacked them with petrol bombs and a sickle.
The Times of India 2010
omeganix commented on the word gagster
"Damn it feels good to be a gagster"
-Geto Boys
May 14, 2009
rolig commented on the word gagster
Don't you mean, "it feels good to be a gangsta" (i.e. the rap spelling for "gangster" – someone who is part of a crime gang)?
A gagster is someone who tells or writes jokes (gags).
May 14, 2009
nuxiy commented on the word gagster
In a pornographic setting... :(
May 14, 2009