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trickster
Found in thesaurus: mischief-maker, trouble maker, troubler, bad hat, troublemaker, wrongdoer, offender, spiritual being, supernatural being
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trickster
n.
person who plays tricks; rogue, crook, swindler, cheat
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Trickster
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphisation), which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour. It is suggested by G.P. Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by Daniel G. Brinton in 1885.
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trickster
Noun
1. someone who plays practical jokes on others
(synonym) prankster, cut-up, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker
(hypernym) troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat
2. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
(synonym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, beguiler, slicker
(hypernym) wrongdoer, offender
(hyponym) bluffer, four-flusher
3. a mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
(hypernym) spiritual being, supernatural being
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Trickster
(n.)
One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
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trickster
Synonyms and related words:
Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, charmer, cheat, cheater, con man, conjurer, crafty rascal, defrauder, diddler, dodger, double-dealer, escamoteur, flimflammer, fox, glib tongue, gyp artist, horse trader, illusionist, juggler, magician, prestidigitator, reynard, sharper, shyster, sleight-of-hand performer, slick citizen, sly dog, slyboots, sweet talker, swindler, tricker
Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, charmer, cheat, cheater, con man, conjurer, crafty rascal, defrauder, diddler, dodger, double-dealer, escamoteur, flimflammer, fox, glib tongue, gyp artist, horse trader, illusionist, juggler, magician, prestidigitator, reynard, sharper, shyster, sleight-of-hand performer, slick citizen, sly dog, slyboots, sweet talker, swindler, tricker
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