trickster

IPA: trˈɪkstɝ

noun

  • (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).

verb

  • (intransitive) To engage in the antics of a trickster; to play tricks.
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