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In ancient Rome, a similar tradition of professional jesters were called balatrones.Balatrones were paid for their jests, and the tables of the wealthy were generally open to them for the sake of the amusement they afforded. Other cultures such as the Aztecs and the Chinese employed cultural equivalents to the jester. The modern use of the English word jester did not come into use until the mid-16th century, during Tudor times.This modern term derives from the older form gestour, or jestour, originally from Anglo-Norman (French) meaning storyteller or minstrel. Other earlier terms included fol, disour, buffoon, and bourder. These terms described entertainers who differed in their skills and performances but who all shared many similarities in their role as comedic performers for their audiences.

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