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Definition of Japer
1. n. A jester; a buffoon.
Definition of Japer
1. Noun. One who japes; a joker. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Japer
1. one that japes [n -S] - See also: japes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japer
Literary usage of Japer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"Start on the Land Journey—Our Course—Ascend the Rawan Torrent—Attacked by Hornets —
Native Remedy — Severe Effect of Sting—Disturbed by Ants—japer ..."
2. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: ... Preserved in by Virginia, William Pitt Palmer, Sherwin McRae, Raleigh Edward Colston, Henry W. Flournoy (1892)
"... Calendar oi State japer? THOS. MATHEWS TO THE GOVERNOR. On my arrival here on
friday I learnt that the General Government. had removed all obstacles to ..."
3. La Mort D'Arthure: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the by Thomas Malory (1866)
"... and yet by my company yee have saved the fairest flower of your garland."
So they departed. 1 Countenance.—Bearing. 2 japer.— Jester; pretender. ..."
4. The sports and pastimes of the people of England by Joseph Strutt (1867)
"He then blames the opulent for rewarding these "devil* dis* sours," as he calls
them, and adds, He a worse than Judas that giveth a japer silver.r The ..."
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