Definition of trickster Trickster

/tɹɪˈkstɚ/ - [trikster] - trick•ster

We found 11 definitions of trickster from 5 different sources.

What does trickster mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: tricksters
trickster - a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
trickster - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
		deceiver, cheat, cheater, beguiler, slicker
		offender, wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law
		bluffer, four-flusher a person who tries to bluff other people
		chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
		decoy, steerer a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
		slyboots, dodger, fox a shifty deceptive person
		double-crosser, double-dealer, betrayer, traitor, two-timer a person who says one thing and does another
		defalcator, embezzler, peculator someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
		falsifier someone who falsifies
		finagler, wangler a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
		counterfeiter, forger someone who makes copies illegally
		fortune hunter a person who seeks wealth through marriage
		front man, nominal head, figurehead, straw man, strawman, front a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
		dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
		impersonator, imitator someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
		faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, shammer, sham, role player, pretender, fraud, fake a person who makes deceitful pretenses
		liar, prevaricator a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
		misleader someone who leads astray (often deliberately)
		charlatan, mountebank a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
		obscurantist a person who is deliberately vague
		sandbagger someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you
		two-timer someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else
trickster - someone who plays practical jokes on others
		prankster, cut-up, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker
		bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

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Wiktionary

trickster (Noun)
A mythological figure responsible for teaching others through the use of guile and treason.
trickster (Noun)
One who performs a trick.
trickster (Noun)
An impish or playful person.
trickster (Noun)
A fraud.