A jester is a type of entertainer employed by the nobility during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Jester may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media Characters Jester (Marvel Comics), a supervillain Jester (Quality Comics), a superhero Jester (Puppet Master) Jester, a character in the Oz book series by L. Frank Baum Jester Lavorre, a tiefling cleric player character in web series Critical Role Jester, a Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening character Jester, a Gauntlet Dark Legacy character class

Films The Jester (1937 film), a Polish musical comedy The Jester (1988 film), a Soviet drama film The Jester (2023 film), an American horror film The Jester 2 O Bobo, a 1987 Portuguese film with the English-language title The Jester

Music Jester Records, a record label The Jesters (R&B band), a group from Athens, GA The Jesters, an American doo-wop group Jesters III, a band from Gaffney, South Carolina "The Jester", a song by Sum 41 on the album Underclass Hero Jester, a 2017 album by Savant Jim Messina and His Jesters, a California-based surf band (See Jim Messina (musician))

In print The Jester (novel), by James Patterson Jester of Columbia or Jester, a humor magazine Simon Jester, in Robert Heinlein's novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress an alias of the sentient computer Mike The Jester, 1951 humorous science fiction short story by William Tenn

Television series The Jesters (TV series), an Australian comedy series which aired in 2009 and 2011

People Jester (surname), several people and a fictional character Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer and actor Jester Naefe (1924–1967), Austrian actress Jester Weah (born 1995), American football player The Jester (hacktivist), computer vigilante

Other uses Newcastle Jesters, an English ice hockey team Royal Order of Jesters, a fraternal organization The Jester (roller coaster), at Six Flags New Orleans Jester (sailboat) Jester Center, a University of Texas at Austin residence hall Jester Rock, Antarctica Jesters, butterflies of the genus Symbrenthia Common jester, Symbrenthia lilaea

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