Synonyms of trickster

trickster

noun

ˈtrik-stər 

1

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• sharper
• cheater
• skinner
• scammer
• fraudster
• chiseler
• fox
• confidence man
• defrauder
• phony
• adventurer
• fakir
• tricker
• hoaxer
• bilk
• scamster
• sharpie
• ringer
• charlatan
• cozener
• pretender
• finagler
• bilker
• impostor
• mountebank
• knave
• faker
• rogue
• quack
• rascal
• prankster
• sneaker
• sham
• fake
• schemer
• sneak
• gamesman
• double-dealer
• bluffer
• double-crosser
• plotter
• cardsharp
• slickster
• humbug
• slicker
• fast-talker
• wheeler-dealer
• slick
• quacksalver
• blackleg
• slyboots
• smoothy

2

as in magician

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment

a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items—even buildings—seem to disappear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magician
• illusionist
• conjurer
• prestidigitator
• charmer
• enchanter
• enchantress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trickster

Yet in his film, Nolan almost completely does away with Odysseus the trickster. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Like his ancestors, once known as prairie wolves, as song dogs, as tricksters and gods, who emerged from the deserts and high plains. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

However, the latter is revealed to be a ruse on the part of the trickster god. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026