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trickster Definition

trick·ster (trikstər)

noun

a person who tricks; cheat

Etymology: trick + -ster

trickster Synonyms

trickster

n.

trickster Usage Examples

Converse of subject

fool: They are being fooled by confidence tricksters for no other reason than to extract a regular stream of dollar bills from them.

Converse of object

  • trick: Not that Edward's noticed, so now it's left to the rest of his family to trick the trickster.
  • become: He becomes the same shape-shifting trickster as that mythical dog.
  • have: Infamous magicians, in both myth and history, have had a trickster or clown side to their character.

Adjective modifier

  • clever: That Philip was a clever trickster who had simply fooled all these people?
  • professional: Hence this professional trickster, only a few months ago, being allowed to broadcast from the premises of the Royal Society!
  • mischievous: But the snow has brought the magic of a mischievous fairy trickster.
  • human: Human tricksters will not go about saying, " God says use your head!
  • little: You are one of Satan's little tricksters yourself.

Modifies a noun

  • figure: He's a bit of trickster figure and I like trickster figures.
  • archetype: There is definitely an element of the trickster archetype pervading the Salvia realm, and not every trip ends in a nice tidy enlightenment!
  • hare: MORE » Great Tug of War, The Mmutla is a mischievous trickster hare who gets what he wants by using his wits.
  • spirit: A trickster spirit with a devilish wit, solid objects that pass through walls and a house with an untold secret.

Noun used with modifier

  • confidence: They are being fooled by confidence tricksters for no other reason than to extract a regular stream of dollar bills from them.
  • fairy: But the snow has brought the magic of a mischievous fairy trickster.