trickster

 [trik-ster]  

trick·ster

   [trik-ster]
noun
1.
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
2.
a person who plays tricks.
3.
a supernatural figure appearing in various guises and typically engaging in mischievous activities, important in the folklore and mythology of many primitive peoples and usually conceived as a culture hero.
Origin:
1705–15; trick + -ster

Related forms
trick·ster·ing, noun
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trickster (ˈtrɪkstə)
 
—n
a person who deceives or plays tricks

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