prankster

noun

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

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Now, YouTube prankster Curry Barker has released one of the best horror films of 2025. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025 TikTok videos often feature variations where pranksters pound on or kick people’s front doors. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Another cause for the right’s recent cultural reign is the rise of content creators such as the Nelk Boys, pranksters turned life-style influencers who have made conservatism seem, to their audience, edgy and cool. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025 One of those incidents involved Sophie Cunningham, two of them did not make it to the court, and the final prankster did not make an attempt. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prankster

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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 10 Sep. 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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