prank·ster

[prangk-ster]
noun
a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; prank1 + -ster

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prankster (ˈpræŋkstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a practical joker

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Prankster is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
The local prankster was eventually caught and released after questioning.
Teammates remember him as a prankster who liked to throw bags of water from
  hotel rooms during road trips.
He was named after his grandfather who was a comedian and prankster.
Many of the chemicals commonly found in an educational setting could easily be
  used in a more threatening manner by a prankster.
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