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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
The daughter of the trickster god Anansi, Abena spent her entire life terrified that her dad would lose her in a bet, and still bears a grudge that the Doctor couldn't take her away.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 May 2025
With her life in danger, Lydia turns to a certain trickster for assistance.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
What one actually gets is some trickster having access to your bank account where the information is used, abused, bought or sold to nefarious individuals.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
However, with Venus turning retrograde beginning on March 1st, Mercury’s trickster ways might be just too much.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 May 2025
With her life in danger, Lydia turns to a certain trickster for assistance.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
What one actually gets is some trickster having access to your bank account where the information is used, abused, bought or sold to nefarious individuals.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
However, with Venus turning retrograde beginning on March 1st, Mercury’s trickster ways might be just too much.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickster
Noun
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As for the other goodies in this collection, each game has a handy rewind function, as well as cheats and all manner of screen filters.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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On a recent afternoon, comedic magician Justin Willman sits in a plush, burgundy velvet chair fit for a wizard, soaking in the gravitas of a place known for carrying sacred magic texts signed by Harry Houdini.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Having not yet won a gold at the Olympics, Felix hires track-and-field magician Bob Kersee and wins a gold and then another and another at London Olympics.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Trickster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickster. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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