trickster

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Synonyms: tricksier, dickster, trimester, tricksters, trinketer, hickster, tricksey, cricketer, tricker, trickier, slickster

Antonyms: tricksier, dickster, trimester, tricksters, trinketer, hickster, tricksey, cricketer, tricker, trickier, slickster

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mythology|literature}} Any of numerous figures featuring in various [[mythology|mythologies]] and folk traditions, who use [[guile]] and [[secret]] knowledge to [[challenge#Verb|challenge]] [[authority]] and [[play tricks]] and [[prank]]s on others with their acts of [[trickery]]; any similar figure in [[literature]].
2. One who plays [[trick]]s or [[prank]]s on others.
3. One who performs [[magic trick|trick]]s (parts of a [[magician]] act or entertainingly difficult physical actions).
4. An [[impish]] or [[playful]] person.
5. A [[fraud]] or [[cheat#Noun|cheat]] {{gloss|person who performs a trick or [[hoax]] full of [[falsehood]]s for the purpose of [[unlawful]] [[gain]]}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To engage in the antics of a trickster; to [[play tricks]].

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