Synonyms of tricksters

tricksters

noun

plural of trickster

1

as in cheats

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

• cheats
• dodgers
• sharks
• swindlers
• sharpers
• phonies
• scammers
• cheaters
• fraudsters
• chiselers
• skinners
• defrauders
• adventurers
• fakirs
• trickers
• foxes
• scamsters
• hoaxers
• sharpies
• confidence men
• charlatans
• ringers
• impostors
• cozeners
• pretenders
• mountebanks
• fakers
• bilks
• knaves
• bilkers
• quacks
• finaglers
• rogues
• humbugs
• fakes
• schemers
• sneakers
• rascals
• shams
• pranksters
• sneaks
• bluffers
• double-crossers
• plotters
• slicksters
• double-dealers
• blacklegs
• wheeler-dealers
• slickers
• gamesmen
• quacksalvers
• smoothies
• fast-talkers
• cardsharps
• slicks
• slyboots

2

as in magicians

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

• magicians
• illusionists
• conjurers
• charmers
• enchanters
• prestidigitators
• enchantresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tricksters

Keep your heart open, but be mindful of tricksters and projection. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 June 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

Eating disorders are master tricksters. — Eden Laase, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026

Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness. — Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026

Floods, tricksters, battles with monsters, creation and apocalypse—sometimes the resemblances are uncanny. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Many of the short form videos are skits featuring cartoonish depictions of Putin, Khamenei and Kim Jong Un posing as tricksters that prank, imprison or kill Trump and Netanyahu. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

In addition to taste testing at the wine and beer tents, see live performances by musical artists, polka dancers and BMX tricksters. — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025