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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
But Kehlmann the moralist is also an irrepressible trickster, an endlessly fertile maker of fictional modes.
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David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Notable voiceover roles include Tails on Sonic for Hire (2023), the trickster Mister Mxyzptlk on My Adventures with Superman (2023), and both Gladiator and Banshee on X-Men '97 (2024).
—EW.com, 7 June 2025
The Gemini new moon has trickster energy up its sleeve.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Over the course of a decade, Estonian avant-garde rapper Tommy Cash has become one of pop music’s eminent tricksters.
—Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Notable voiceover roles include Tails on Sonic for Hire (2023), the trickster Mister Mxyzptlk on My Adventures with Superman (2023), and both Gladiator and Banshee on X-Men '97 (2024).
—EW.com, 7 June 2025
The Gemini new moon has trickster energy up its sleeve.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Over the course of a decade, Estonian avant-garde rapper Tommy Cash has become one of pop music’s eminent tricksters.
—Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickster
Noun
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Travis Hunter’s fantasy football dual eligibility is a cheat code Travis Hunter could be a game-changer in IDP leagues across the various fantasy football game providers.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Shopping for cropped pants is the cheat code for finding full-length pants as a petite person, and this relaxed-fitting linen-cotton blend pair is a perfect example.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
Noun
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The way the number two seed twiddles with his racket with a magician’s sleight of hand is mesmerizing.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Thank you for your exceedingly gracious evocation of my magician’s silks while brandishing your own.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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Prosecutors painted a portrait of him as an artful tax dodger who devised one scheme after another to avoid paying his income taxes.—
Jay Weaver
July 24,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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The attack was confirmed on Thursday by Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, who said an unidentified woman had sustained an open thigh wound that appeared consistent with a shark bite.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Other states that reported unprovoked shark bites included Hawaii and Texas.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Trickster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickster. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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