gagster

noun

"gagster" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gagster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - joker; comedian

Corpus desk

Index EN-gagster · gagster · English

gagster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for gagster
PropertyValue
Headwordgagster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gagster” in English

gagsterfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gagster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "joker; comedian".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gagster, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from gag + -ster. The correct English form is gagster, spelled G-A-G-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    joker; comedian

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gagster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jonny Quest is one of Hanna-Barbera's 'soap opera' cartoons, dealing with realistic characters as opposed to out-and-out slapstick gagsters.

Etymology

Derived from gag + -ster.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gagster"?
"gagster" is spelled G-A-G-S-T-E-R.
What does "gagster" mean?
As a noun, "gagster" means: joker; comedian
What is the origin of the word "gagster"?
Derived from gag + -ster. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list