Definition of prankster
:a person who plays pranks
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The notorious social media prankster posted a photo of himself and Lively on Saturday, but cropped half of Lively's face out.
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The incident is nothing unusual, as water fountains everywhere have been targets for pranksters and others for decades, officials said.
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Among the people staying at the Algiers are a Vietnam war veteran (Anthony Mackie), two girls visiting from Ohio (Hannah Murray and Kaitlyn Dever), and an adolescent prankster (Jason Mitchell).
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Corkins here channels and conveys that back story, while nevertheless leading his merry band of pranksters in a rollicking good time.
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Comedian Jo Koy hosts Inglorious Pranksters, an unscripted prank series.
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Youssef, a blue-eyed prankster with a fierce intellect, embodied the verve and defiance of a protest movement that arose from decades of authoritarian corruption.
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Anthony Gill Gill’s teammates might want to be wary, because he is known to be a prankster.
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Anthony Gill Gill’s teammates might want to be wary, because he is known to be a prankster.
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First Known Use of prankster
1910
PRANKSTER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of prankster for English Language Learners
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: a person who plays pranks on other people
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