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plural of prankster
Synonyms of pranksters
1
as in wisecrackers, cutups
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pranksters
2
as in adventurers, rascals
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pranksters
- bluffers,
- charlatans,
- fakers,
- fakes,
- humbugs,
- impostors
- (or imposters),
- mountebanks,
- phonies
- (also phoneys),
- pretenders,
- quacks,
- quacksalvers,
- ringers,
- shams
- bilkers,
- bilks,
- cheaters,
- cheats,
- chiselers
- (or chisellers),
- confidence men,
- cozeners,
- defrauders,
- dodgers,
- fakirs,
- finaglers,
- fraudsters
- [chiefly British],
- hoaxers,
- scammers,
- scamsters,
- sharks,
- sharpers,
- sharpies,
- skinners,
- swindlers,
- trickers,
- tricksters
- blacklegs,
- cardsharps
- (or cardsharpers)
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“Pranksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pranksters. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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