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trickster

noun

trick·​ster ˈtrik-stər How to pronounce trickster (audio)
: 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

Example Sentences

a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items—even buildings—seem to disappear
Recent Examples on the Web As the trickster god, Loki has magic at his disposal, but only Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant) uses it heavily in the fight. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 June 2022 That’s Odysseus—the wiliness, that idea of the cunning trickster. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 In my favorite trickster stories, in myth and in life, mischief even has a restorative power — its apparent badness eventually giving way to reveal an inherent idealism of spirit. New York Times, 7 June 2022 The Colonel should have been a great character, not a succulent trickster cartoon. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 May 2022 Miguel wants to prove his musical talent and finds himself in the Land of the Dead, meeting a trickster named Hector. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2022 Iron Man's death provided poignant emotion for Endgame to wrap up the first decade of the MCU, while Loki's death in Infinity War allowed Tom Hiddleston's trickster god to pivot to his own solo series on Disney+. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 July 2022 Tom Hiddleston led the series as the trickster god, with a cast that included Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 July 2022 Combination Combination skin can be a bit of a trickster. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trickster was in 1711

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