as in banterer
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practical joker
Noun
-
Seeing a knockabout comedy set outdoors is a whole different barrel of laughs.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026 -
This new film is a very black comedy that is also a heist story with some bloody violence, along with a bit of knockabout slapstick and a theme of family bonds.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The Avalanches have shared their second single since launching a stealthy teaser campaign earlier this year.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
-
Starz has also released the first teaser for the new season, which can be seen below.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
-
This energetic entertainer is also efficient, practical, and a man of variety, who just as easily whips up pancakes, bacon, and breakfast hash as fajitas, hibachi-style fried rice, and smash burgers without sweating a bead.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
-
Singer/entertainer Josephine Baker (1906) and poet Allen Ginsberg (1926) were born on June 3.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
-
Fraser is also known as a prankster.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
-
Barker’s other heroes include Nathan Fielder and Tim Robinson, comics whose work contains an undeniable dark streak, and who share his prankster’s spirit and high tolerance for unease.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Noun
-
Actors Michael Landon, Humphrey Bogart and Buddy Ebsen, news anchor Walter Cronkite, comedienne Vicki Lawrence and radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger have also participated, as well as Spencer Tracy, Milton Bren, Paul Conrad, Roy E. Disney and Roy P. Disney.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
-
The relationship between legendary comedienne Deborah Vance and millennial writer Ava Daniels has gone through ups, downs, fantastic successes, and nightmarish lawsuits.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Yet as a child he was considered more clever than cutup.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
-
Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Practical joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical%20joker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
