Trickster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who plays practical jokes on others

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɪkstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɪkstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɪkstə/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɪkstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheat cheater beguiler practical joker hoaxer deceiver tricker cut-up slicker prankster

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
deceive	verb	cause someone to believe an untruth
cheat	verb	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
beguile	verb	influence by slyness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Betrüger

jemand, der anderen Streiche spielt

🇫🇷French

filou

quelqu'un qui fait des farces aux autres

🇪🇸Spanish

embaucador

alguien que gasta bromas pesadas a los demás

🇮🇹Italian

imbroglione

qualcuno che fa scherzi agli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrieger

iemand die grappen uithaalt met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

malandro

alguém que faz piadas com os outros

🇷🇺Russian

обманщик

тот, кто подшучивает над другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चालबाज

कोई व्यक्ति जो दूसरों पर व्यावहारिक मजाक करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চালাকি

কেউ যে অন্যদের উপর ব্যবহারিক রসিকতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்திரக்காரன்

மற்றவர்கள் மீது நடைமுறை நகைச்சுவைகளை விளையாடும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసగాడు

ఇతరులపై ఆచరణాత్మక జోకులు ఆడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक करणारा

जो इतरांवर व्यावहारिक विनोद करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપટી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અન્ય લોકો પર વ્યવહારુ જોક્સ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಸಗಾರ

ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಹಾಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಆಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൗശലക്കാരൻ

മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ പ്രായോഗിക തമാശകൾ കളിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਲਾਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਚੁਟਕਲੇ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چالباز

کوئی ایسا شخص جو دوسروں پر عملی مذاق کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骗子

对别人恶作剧的人

🇯🇵Japanese

トリックスター

他人に悪ふざけをする人

🇰🇷Korean

사기꾼

다른 사람에게 짓궂은 농담을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa gạt

một người chơi những trò đùa thực tế về người khác

🇹🇭Thai

คนเล่นกล

คนที่เล่นตลกกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penipu

seseorang yang melontarkan lelucon praktis pada orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

manloloko

isang taong gumagawa ng praktikal na biro sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

penipu

seseorang yang bermain jenaka praktikal pada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محتال

الشخص الذي يلعب النكات العملية على الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

حقه باز

کسی که با دیگران شوخی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenbaz

başkalarına pratik şakalar yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַמַאִי

מישהו שמשחק בדיחות מעשיות על אחרים

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

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