trickster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who plays practical jokes on others
    cut-up; prankster; tricker; practical joker; hoaxer.
  2. noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
    slicker; beguiler; cheat; deceiver; cheater.
  3. noun a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

WordNet


Trick"ster noun
Definitions
  1. One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

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