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gagster

gagster noun: joker; comedian.

Noun

gagster (plural gagsters)

  1. joker; comedian
    • The story, of course, has no element of truth, and it seems probable that it was made up by some gagster after the names had been applied.1959, Hubert G. Schmidt, Some Hunterdon Place Names
    • Jonny Quest is one of Hanna-Barbera's 'soap opera' cartoons, dealing with realistic characters as opposed to out-and-out slapstick gagsters.1992, Jon Pillar, Jonny Quest (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 75, March 1992)

Forms of gagster

pluralgagsters

Origin of gagster

Derived from gag + -ster.

Questions about gagster

What does gagster mean?
Gagster means joker; comedian.
What part of speech is gagster?
Gagster is a noun.
What is the plural of gagster?
The plural of gagster is gagsters.

Words near gagster in the dictionary

  1. gags
  2. gags a buzzard off a gut wagon
  3. gags a dog off a gut wagon
  4. gagsmith
  5. gagsmiths
  6. gagster
  7. gagsters
  8. gagtooth
  9. gagwoman
  10. gagworthy
  11. gagwriter

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