Prankster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who plays practical jokes on others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈæŋkstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaŋkstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaŋkstə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈæŋkstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

practical joker hoaxer tricker cut-up trickster

Word Forms

prank	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
trick	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
trick	verb	deceive somebody
hoax	verb	subject to a playful hoax or joke

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Witzbold

jemand, der anderen Streiche spielt

🇫🇷French

farceur

quelqu'un qui fait des farces aux autres

🇪🇸Spanish

bromista

alguien que gasta bromas pesadas a los demás

🇮🇹Italian

burlone

qualcuno che fa scherzi agli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

grappenmaker

iemand die grappen uithaalt met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

brincalhão

alguém que faz piadas com os outros

🇷🇺Russian

шутник

тот, кто подшучивает над другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शरारती

कोई व्यक्ति जो दूसरों पर व्यावहारिक मजाक करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্র্যাঙ্কস্টার

কেউ যে অন্যদের উপর ব্যবহারিক রসিকতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறும்புக்காரன்

மற்றவர்கள் மீது நடைமுறை நகைச்சுவைகளை விளையாடும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిలిపివాడు

ఇతరులపై ఆచరణాత్మక జోకులు ఆడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

खोड्या

जो इतरांवर व्यावहारिक विनोद करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીખળ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અન્ય લોકો પર વ્યવહારુ જોક્સ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಚೇಷ್ಟೆಗಾರ

ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಹಾಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಆಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശക്കാരൻ

മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ പ്രായോഗിക തമാശകൾ കളിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਚੁਟਕਲੇ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق کرنے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو دوسروں پر عملی مذاق کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶作剧者

对别人恶作剧的人

🇯🇵Japanese

いたずらっ子

他人に悪ふざけをする人

🇰🇷Korean

장난꾸러기

다른 사람에게 짓궂은 농담을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người chơi khăm

một người chơi những trò đùa thực tế về người khác

🇹🇭Thai

คนเล่นพิเรนทร์

คนที่เล่นตลกกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang iseng

seseorang yang melontarkan lelucon praktis pada orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

pelawak

seseorang yang bermain jenaka praktikal pada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المخادع

الشخص الذي يلعب النكات العملية على الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

کسی که با دیگران شوخی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

şakacı

başkalarına pratik şakalar yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוּנדֵס

מישהו שמשחק בדיחות מעשיות על אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'prankster' is 'someone who plays practical jokes on others'.

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Using 'prankster' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'prankster' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prankster' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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