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- DictionaryTrick·ster/ˈtrikstər/
noun
- 1. a person who cheats or deceives people.
noun. trick· ster ˈtrik-stər. Synonyms of trickster. : one who tricks: such as. a. : a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery. b. : a person (such as a stage magician) skilled in the use of tricks and illusion. c. : a cunning or deceptive character appearing in various forms in the folklore of many cultures. Synonyms. bilker. cheater.
a deceiver; cheat; fraud. a person who plays tricks. a supernatural figure appearing in various guises and typically engaging in mischievous activities, important in the folklore and mythology of many primitive peoples and usually conceived as a culture hero. trickster. / ˈtrɪkstə /.
a person who deceives people: a confidence trickster. Synonyms. cheater mainly US. con artist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dishonest people. birther. cadger. charmer. cheater. deceiver. fibber. hoaxer. humbug. hustler. hypocrite. liar. mountebank. perjurer. profiteer. rigger. scammer. schemer. wheeler-dealer. See more results »
In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story ( god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.
Someone who likes to play jokes or tell fibs is a trickster. If you're a trickster, your favorite holiday is probably April Fools' Day.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use trickster in a sentence His youngest son, Orange Scott, was a rough-and-tumble trickster and a terrible tease.
a person who tricks or cheats people. He sold the car to a trickster who paid with a worthless stolen cheque. Definition of trickster noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
