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tricker

tricker

1 8.7
A person who plays tricks on other people
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɪkər/
: bromista

Examples

  • You dirty tricker, are you gonna talk to me?

    The Missouri Breaks (1976)

  • Tricker!

    The Toy (1982)

  • The main runway, from between 4:30 to 5:00-- after Closerie and before Tricker's.

    Kinky Boots (2005)

  • Fuckin' piss-trickers.

    Human Traffic (1999)

  • At the party, everyone laughed at the clever tricker who played an amusing prank on the guests.

  • He is known as a tricker in our friend group because he always pulls off the best practical jokes.

  • The magician was also a skilled tricker, delighting the audience with his playful antics.

Synonyms

trickster
vstricker
23 6.0

A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun

acts to surprise people mainly for amusement not to gain advantage
prankster
vstricker
21 4.1

A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh

is the same in meaning with no clear difference
kidder
vstricker
  • Informal
12 3.5

A person who jokes and teases others to make them laugh

tends to use physical surprises aimed at causing amusement not mere teasing
jokester
vstricker
9 4.4

A person who often makes other people laugh

prefers physical surprises or staged actions to make people laugh
practical joker
vstricker
4 3.9

A person who plays funny tricks on other people

is very similar and focuses on surprising others for fun
hoaxer
vstricker
4 6.7

A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention

prefers short physical surprises rather than long planned false stories
cut-up
vstricker
  • Archaic
2 7.8

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

uses staged surprises instead of just speaking to amuse people
bamboozler
vstricker
  • Informal
1 7.8

A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke

uses simple staged surprises for fun rather than clever deception
punker
vstricker
  • Slang
9.1

A person who plays tricks to embarrass or fool other people

may play surprises for fun but usually avoids intending embarrassment
japer
vstricker
  • Archaic
8.8

A person who makes jokes to make others laugh

leans toward actions that surprise people rather than witty remarks
larker
vstricker
  • UK
8.0

A person who likes to make jokes or play small tricks to have fun

usually plans staged actions to surprise people rather than spontaneous play

How Mischievous

tricker
1 8.7
prankster
21 4.1
jokester
9 4.4

Surface Forms

tricker singular
trickers plural

Morphology

tricker = trick (transparent) = trick + er

Clearly formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on the verb 'trick', so learners can infer 'someone who tricks'.

Etymology

Tricker comes from the common word trick, which means 'a joke' or 'a deception', plus the ending -er, which means 'one who does something'. So a tricker is simply someone who plays tricks or practical jokes on others.