1
2
: a playing card added to a pack as a wild card or as the highest-ranking card
3
a(1)
: an ambiguous or apparently immaterial clause inserted in a legislative bill to make it inoperative or uncertain in some respect
(2)
: an unsuspected, misleading, or misunderstood clause, phrase, or word in a document that nullifies or greatly alters it
b
: something (such as an expedient or stratagem) held in reserve to gain an end or escape from a predicament
c
: an unsuspected or not readily apparent fact, factor, or condition that thwarts or nullifies a seeming advantage
Examples of joker in a Sentence
Jokers are wild in this game.
I can't believe I let that joker beat me.
Some joker hit our car.
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The poker player’s winning cards were an ace, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and a joker acting as a 3.
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Helena Wegner
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
There was another bar many fans attempted to connect to Rock as Will Smith subliminally referred to a joker being able to dish it out, but not take it.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 June 2025
On June 16, the documents say, Rouse went to the courthouse's fifth floor and placed a deck of cards outside Berding's courtroom with a joker of spades at the top.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 June 2025
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Helena Wegner
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
There was another bar many fans attempted to connect to Rock as Will Smith subliminally referred to a joker being able to dish it out, but not take it.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 June 2025
On June 16, the documents say, Rouse went to the courthouse's fifth floor and placed a deck of cards outside Berding's courtroom with a joker of spades at the top.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 June 2025
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“Joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joker. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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joker
noun
jok·er
ˈjō-kər 
1
: a person who jokes
2
: an extra card used in some card games
3
: a hidden or misleading part of an agreement that works to one party's disadvantage : catch
4
: human being, fellow
especially
: an obnoxious or incompetent person
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