Synonyms of trickster

trickster

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• sharper
• skinner
• cheater
• fox
• scammer
• fraudster
• chiseler
• adventurer
• confidence man
• defrauder
• phony
• fakir
• tricker
• hoaxer
• ringer
• bilk
• sharpie
• scamster
• imposter
• sharpy
• charlatan
• pretender
• chiseller
• cozener
• finagler
• bilker
• impostor
• mountebank
• knave
• faker
• sham
• rogue
• quack
• rascal
• fake
• phoney
• prankster
• schemer
• sneak
• gamesman
• smoothie
• double-dealer
• sneaker
• bluffer
• double-crosser
• plotter
• cardsharp
• slickster
• humbug
• fast-talker
• slicker
• wheeler-dealer
• quacksalver
• slick
• blackleg
• cardsharper
• slyboots
• smoothy

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magician
• conjuror
• conjurer
• illusionist
• charmer
• prestidigitator
• enchanter
• enchantress