English → Latin
“joker” in Latin
ioculātorone who jokes; a joker, jesterioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, drollfacētuselegant, fine; courteous, polite; witty, jocose, facetious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
joker
joculator (Cic., Att., 4, 16): homo jocosus, jocularis, facetus, etc. To be a joker, multi joci esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for joker?
- The usual Latin words for “joker” are ioculātor, ioculāris, facētus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.