trickster
Meaning
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- Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature.
- One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
- One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertainingly difficult physical actions).
- An impish or playful person.
- A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).
Synonyms
standing shamefaced
tassel of maize plant
con-man
deceitful person
deciever
card sharper
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Etymology
From trick + -ster.
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