prankster

noun

prank·ster ˈpraŋ(k)-stər

Synonyms of prankster next

: a person who plays pranks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While not always malevolent, they’re noted pranksters, and a good deal of time is spent trying to keep them happy. —

Hanya Yanagihara Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 10 May 2023 The New York Times reported the pranksters were Russian supporters of President Vladimir Putin who have previously pranked International Monetary Fund President Christine Lagarde and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. —

Bryan Mena, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023 The Russian pranksters have made similar videos of various U.S. and international figures in recent years. —

Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was tricked into an extended phone call in January with Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which Powell appeared to discuss the economic impact of interest rate hikes. —

Christopher Rugaber, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023 Dreymon is a prankster at heart, especially at work. —

Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2023 Cattelan is known as a prankster, troublemaker, or troll in the art realm. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 In Australian vernacular, a larrikin is a mischievous prankster, a loud, uncultured, badly behaved young person given to flouting convention. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023 While some photos are kinder to the prankster, another features a winged Knoxville getting shot out of a canon. —

Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 July 2021 See More

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