Antonyms for banterer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ban-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn tər |
Definition of banterer
Origin :- 1670s, origin uncertain; said by Swift to be a word from London street slang. Related: Bantered; bantering. The noun is from 1680s.
- As in jester : noun person who jokes, plays jokes
- As in wit : noun person who is very funny
- He was too much a banterer himself to miss the undercurrent of raillery.
- Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
- He was too keen a banterer himself not to appreciate this gift in the poet.
- Extract from : « The Grey Cloak » by Harold MacGrath
- Madame was fast losing patience, a grave mistake when one is dealing with a banterer.
- Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
- He regained his health, as thorough a banterer as before, thinking life beautiful, and not seeing why it should not last for ever.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for banterer
- a million laughs
- actor
- antic
- banterer
- buffoon
- card
- clown
- comedian
- comic
- cutup
- droll
- epigrammatist
- farceur
- fool
- funster
- gag person
- harlequin
- humorist
- japer
- jester
- joker
- jokesmith
- jokester
- larker
- life of the party
- madcap
- pantaloon
- practical joker
- prankster
- punster
- quipster
- standup comic
- trickster
- wag
- wisecracker
- wit
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