trickster
(noun) a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker
(noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trickster (plural tricksters)
(mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others; any similar figure in literature.
One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertaining difficult physical actions).
An impish or playful person.
A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).
• (one who plays tricks on others): prankster, tricker
• (one who performs tricks): tricker
Source: Wiktionary
Trick"ster, n.
Definition: One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 October 2024
(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
