Difference between Jester and Harlequin

What is the difference between Jester and Harlequin?

Jester as a noun is one who jests, jokes or mocks while Harlequin as a noun is a pantomime clown, typically dressed in checkered clothes

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who jests, jokes or mocks a person in bright garb and fool's cap who amused a mediaeval royal court.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a pantomime clown, typically dressed in checkered clothes

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: brightly coloured, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes

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