trickster
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
a person who plays tricks.
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 of trickster
1Other words from trickster
- trick·ster·ing, noun
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There’s even a family-friendly matinee for budding tricksters.
The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Sept. 2-8 | Fritz Hahn, Anying Guo | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostSimilarly, Loki became an instant fan favorite villain not only because of Tom Hiddleston’s over-the-top Shakespearean delivery of the trickster god’s lines but because he had a heart.
The MCU Has a Longstanding Villain Problem. Loki’s Introduction of Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror Might Just Solve It | Eliana Dockterman | July 16, 2021 | TimeThe marvel-filled narrative — 100 chapters in the original — derives from popular tales and dramas about a shape-changing trickster and proto-superhero who happens to be a talking monkey.
The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take | Michael Dirda | March 3, 2021 | Washington PostRelative innocents who’ve come to seek their fortunes in the gold fields, Anna and Emery are soon waylaid by the savvy tricksters who flourish in such communities.
In Starz's Enchanting The Luminaries, Fate and Free Will Battle Amid New Zealand's Gold Rush | Judy Berman | February 12, 2021 | TimeOnline tricksters have already found ways to wreak havoc with the site’s own tools.
Conservatives grumbling about censorship say they’re flocking to Parler. They told us so on Twitter. | Drew Harwell, Rachel Lerman | November 23, 2020 | Washington Post
His youngest son, Orange Scott, was a rough-and-tumble trickster and a terrible tease.
Either it was unintentional or she is the smoothest trickster ever, because she never reacts to it.
11 News Anchor Flubs: Tom Brokaw on Ambien, Weather Penis, and More | Alec Kubas-Meyer | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMind-Blowing Bicycle Magic trickster Tim Knoll is definitely the new cool kid in town.
Beyoncé, Jimmy Fallon, Will and Jaden Smith, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | June 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as with everything Sugimotesque, I think his trickster self is at work.
Elvira has recently been deceived by Giovanni—and decides to seek vengeance by publicly outing him as the trickster whom he is.
Don Giovanni in Los Angeles: Mozart Meets the Future | Isabel Wilkinson | May 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThese men charged him with being a political trickster, and won most of his followers away from him.
Historic Adventures | Rupert S. HollandHis lip curled contemptuously at sports that required a mere trickster's turn of the wrist or an animal's sense of direction.
The Honorable Percival | Alice Hegan RiceYes—and yet you accuse me of being a trickster, a scoundrel, and a fool, without knowing my works?
The expert trickster of large luck and large fortune makes his way to Monte Carlo, the gambling Mecca of the world.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes | J. M. JudyHe was, to undisciplined or envious opponents, a "little magician," a trickster.
Martin Van Buren | Edward M. Shepard
British Dictionary definitions for trickster
/ (ˈtrɪkstə) /
a person who deceives or plays tricks
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