A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages; SYN. fool.

ETYM Old Eng. jogelour, juglur, Old Fren. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, French jongleur, from Latin joculator a jester, joker, from joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. Related to Joke, Jongleur, Joculator.
(Near homonym: jugular).
A performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity.