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For pranksters of a certain age, Fraser Smeaton is a hero.
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor first became a tabloid character in the 1980s, he was best known for his prankster nature, naval service, and a few scandalous girlfriends.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
He’s known as a kind of technological monk, oscillating between prankster and doomsayer.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Our young hero Spike (Alfie Williams), having abandoned the secluded safety of his island home in the wake of his mother’s death, finds himself at the mercy of this merry band of bloodthirsty pranksters, shepherded by a sadistic Manson-esque leader, Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell).
—Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor first became a tabloid character in the 1980s, he was best known for his prankster nature, naval service, and a few scandalous girlfriends.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
He’s known as a kind of technological monk, oscillating between prankster and doomsayer.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Our young hero Spike (Alfie Williams), having abandoned the secluded safety of his island home in the wake of his mother’s death, finds himself at the mercy of this merry band of bloodthirsty pranksters, shepherded by a sadistic Manson-esque leader, Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell).
—Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Prankster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prankster. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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prankster
noun
prank·ster
ˈpraŋ(k)-stər 
: a player of pranks
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