prankster

prank·ster | \ ˈpraŋ(k)-stər

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Definition of prankster

: a person who plays pranks

Examples of prankster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, in general, blue-collar folks are gonna be pranksters, and funny, and rueful. — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, "‘American Factory’ directors on capturing what ‘globalization looks like on a human scale’," 29 Jan. 2020 The photo instantly becomes worldwide news, much to the delight of the astro-pranksters, who begin work on a plan to pass off a dental X-ray as the Loch Ness Monster. — Dave Barry, Washington Post, "Dave Barry’s Year in Review 2019," 29 Dec. 2019 As the art world’s most celebrated prankster, Cattelan’s other winning provocations include the functional 18-carat gold toilet installed at the Guggenheim Museum and a monumental sculpture of a middle finger in front of the Milan Stock Exchange. — Anne Quito, Quartz, "A banana fetched $120,000 at Art Basel Miami, and then someone ate it," 8 Dec. 2019 Graham told the pranksters, one of whom was claiming to be Turkey's defense minister, according to Politico. — NBC News, "Lindsey Graham duped by Russian pranksters," 10 Oct. 2019 As captured by onlookers on Twitter, a prankster, later identified as YouTube personality Marie Benoliel, known online as Marie S’Infiltr, inserted herself onto the runway at one point during the show. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Removed a Runway Crasher at the Chanel Paris Fashion Week 2019 Show," 1 Oct. 2019 The publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies. — Bernard Mcghee, Twin Cities, "Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019," 29 Dec. 2019 Jake was an award winning orchid grower, a photographer, gardener extraordinaire, prankster, and Harley Davidson enthusiast. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 12/10," 10 Dec. 2019 The publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies. — Bernard Mcghee, Twin Cities, "Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019," 29 Dec. 2019

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“Prankster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prankster. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020.

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