trickster
pronunciation
How to pronounce trickster in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪkstə(r)]
How to pronounce trickster in American English:
US [ˈtrɪkstɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who plays practical jokes on others
- someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- a mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
Word Origin
- trickster (n.)
- 1711, from trick (n.) + -ster.
Example
- 1. A further twist was added when the trickster admitted to engineering the plot to raise attention to the mother 's plight .
- 2. It 's not a novel notion to call in a trickster for advice .
- 3. They 're easy prey for every sharp-witted merchant and trickster .
- 4. That platinum is such a trickster .
- 5. Usually a trickster 's life is pathetic .