trickster
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈtrɪkstər/
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tramposo (engaño)
- But this, this kind of trickster mentality gives them some advantages.
- trickster tales
- trickster at work
But this, this kind of trickster mentality gives them some advantages.
- But this, this kind of trickster mentality gives them some advantages.
- So you couldn't really just by you'd have to watch the show to figure out which one was the flirt, which one was the trickster, which one was the wise one, right?
- I would trust a trickster like Bill Clinton over an upright moral man like Barack Obama to get us through whatever bad times we're facing.
Examples
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Ironic, playful, sometimes bitterly funny trickster strategies are nevertheless serious business, proof of an existence beyond the reach of authority.
Academic text (2011) -
You're certain the trickster is up to something, so how can you beat him?
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Jack uses his consummate Halloween trickster skills to see without being seen.
Fiction book (1993) -
A kind of funny little fellow, a jolly trickster, always up for a good laugh or a prank.
Fiction book (1993) -
Of course, in true trickster fashion, he cons his way into the lodge of the old man.
Academic text (2002) -
So knowing how compelling those guys are and that they're not mean or evil, they're just, you know, the tricksters among us.
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Ever the trickster, as long as Wenabozho lives, the comic vision will endure among the Anishinaabe.
Academic text (2002) -
The trickster played practical jokes on his friends, making everyone laugh.
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In the story, the clever trickster deceived the villagers to steal their rewards.
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Everyone knew him as the town trickster who always had a new prank up his sleeve.
Synonyms
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2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
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2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
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5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
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4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
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4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
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4.1
A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh
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4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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8.4
A person who takes advantage of others for their own benefit
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5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
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5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
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7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
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7.0
A person who secretly plans to get what they want by tricking others
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3.9
A person who plays funny tricks on other people
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6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
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7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
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7.8
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
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9.2
A person who tricks others to get their money
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9.9
A person who cheats or tricks others to get money
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9.9
A person who seems friendly but tricks others to get what they want
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7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
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8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
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8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
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9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
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8.5
A person who secretly tries to get an advantage by tricking others
1
8.9
A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain
A person who plays tricks to embarrass or fool other people
A person who plays tricks on other people
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others
A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money
A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trickster is made from trick, meaning 'a clever or dishonest action', and the ending -ster, which names a 'person' as in youngster. So a trickster is a person who does tricks, someone who fools or cheats others.