English Explanatory Dictionary

trickster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
  3. One who performs tricks (parts of a magician act or entertainingly difficult physical actions).
  4. An impish or playful person.
  5. A fraud or cheat (person who performs a trick or hoax full of falsehoods for the purpose of unlawful gain).
verb
  1. To engage in the antics of a trickster; to play tricks.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪk.stə/ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪk.stə] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trickster.wav /ˈtɹɪk.stɚ/ [ˈtɹ̝̊ɪk.stɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ɪk.stɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-trickster.wav

Word forms

trickster tricksters trickstering trickstered

Etymology

From trick + -ster.

Synonyms

prankster tricker trepan

Related words

confidence trickster three-card trickster trick gadfly jester jokester practical joker prankster
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