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tricker

tricker

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

prankster
vstricker
24 4.1

A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh

is the same in meaning with no clear difference
trickster
vstricker
20 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
kidder
vstricker
  • Informal
16 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
7 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
3 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
japer
vstricker
  • Archaic
1 8.8

A person who makes jokes to make others laugh

leans toward actions that surprise people rather than witty remarks
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
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
8.7
prankster
24 4.1
jokester
7 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.