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practical joker

practical joker noun: someone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.

Noun

practical joker (plural practical jokers)

  1. Someone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
    • Some of his allies miss the old Zelensky, the practical joker with the boyish smile. But they realize he needs to be different now, much harder and deaf to distractions, or else his country might not survive.December 7 2022, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2023

Forms of practical joker

pluralpractical jokers

Origin of practical joker

From practical joke + -er.

Questions about practical joker

What does practical joker mean?
Practical joker means someone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
What part of speech is practical joker?
Practical joker is a noun.
What is the plural of practical joker?
The plural of practical joker is practical jokers.

Words near practical joker in the dictionary

  1. practical completion
  2. practical completions
  3. practical effect
  4. practical effects
  5. practical joke
  6. practical joker
  7. practical jokers
  8. practical jokes
  9. practical light
  10. practical number
  11. practical numbers

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