joker vs wild card

joker

noun
  • A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games. 

  • A funny person. 

  • An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person. 

  • A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise. 

  • A jester. 

  • A person who makes jokes. 

  • A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions. 

  • A man. 

wild card

noun
  • A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card. 

  • A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion. 

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