prankster

noun

prank·​ster ˈpraŋ(k)-stər How to pronounce prankster (audio)
: a person who plays pranks

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Jim was a prankster, and some of his pranks are famously known in the area. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The observant prankster revealed how any feminists who hail the Academy’s berserk nomination are their own worst enemy. Armond White, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025 Marc Bernardin, and James Mercadante Clocking in at a paper distribution company in Scranton, Pa., might sound somewhat dull, but with a serial prankster like Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) on the job, no two workdays are ever the same. Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 Klippenstein, a former reporter for The Intercept (and sometime Twitter prankster), posted the memo on social media Wednesday, claiming that an intelligence official had leaked a photo of it directly to him. Samantha Riedel, Them, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for prankster 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prankster was in 1910

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“Prankster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prankster. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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prankster

noun
prank·​ster ˈpraŋ(k)-stər How to pronounce prankster (audio)
: a player of pranks

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