as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike
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Recent Examples of tricker
At Aspen Mountain, the most challenging of the four mountains, lessons are available for those wishing to hone their turning skills on the resort's blue runs or master its tricker, more advanced sections.
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Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
Polymetallic sulfides might prove tricker to exploit.
—Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
His situation becomes tricker when a band of assassins starts chasing him.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
After that, things get a little tricker.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 June 2021
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Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
Polymetallic sulfides might prove tricker to exploit.
—Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
His situation becomes tricker when a band of assassins starts chasing him.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
After that, things get a little tricker.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 June 2021
See All Example Sentences for tricker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricker
Noun
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Think of it as a cheat code to level up flavor on easy summer dishes.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The tokens will represent over 200 companies, including private companies like Sam Altman’s OpenAI or Elon Musk’s SpaceX. There’s a big scandal in the world of squash Is the world’s best player a cheat?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Details of the species of shark involved were not released.—
Mark Price
Updated July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The waters along the South Cape and Islands, where recreational shark fishing for non-white shark species has historically occurred, are not included in the regulations.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Tricker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricker. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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