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as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings
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as in magician
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items—even buildings—seem to disappear
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Recent Examples of trickster
Eating disorders are master tricksters.
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Eden Laase, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Jenna Bush Hager's 12-year-old daughter is turning out to be quite the trickster.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
These are the chapters that feature the merry trickster of the forest, Tom Bombadil, a classic fiddle-dee-dee-mischief type who waylays the hobbits at the onset of their quest.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Traditional footwork is a trickster—a genre produced with the purpose of surprising light-footed dancers by introducing new rhythms every few bars.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
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Eden Laase, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Jenna Bush Hager's 12-year-old daughter is turning out to be quite the trickster.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
These are the chapters that feature the merry trickster of the forest, Tom Bombadil, a classic fiddle-dee-dee-mischief type who waylays the hobbits at the onset of their quest.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Traditional footwork is a trickster—a genre produced with the purpose of surprising light-footed dancers by introducing new rhythms every few bars.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickster
Noun
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Matching sets are my favorite travel cheat code, and this skirt set might be the chicest one in my cart right now.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Migrant welfare cheats exposed!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
5 May 2026
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Hollywood artists like Lubitsch and Wilder were magicians who knew how to lure in an audience.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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The attack was Australia's first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Also, beachgoers are urged to report shark sightings to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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“Trickster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickster. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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