trickster – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
trickster
n.
person who plays tricks; rogue, crook, swindler, cheat
Trickster
In
mythology, and in the study of
folklore and
religion, a
trickster is a character in a story (
god,
goddess,
spirit,
man,
woman, or
anthropomorphisation), which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour. It is suggested by G.P. Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by
Daniel G. Brinton in 1885.
trickster
Noun
1. someone who plays practical jokes on others
(synonym) prankster, cut-up, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker
(hypernym) troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat
2. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
(synonym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, beguiler, slicker
(hypernym) wrongdoer, offender
(hyponym) bluffer, four-flusher
3. a mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
(hypernym) spiritual being, supernatural being
Trickster
(n.)
One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
trickster
Synonyms and related words:
Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, charmer, cheat, cheater, con man, conjurer, crafty rascal, defrauder, diddler, dodger, double-dealer, escamoteur, flimflammer, fox, glib tongue, gyp artist, horse trader, illusionist, juggler, magician, prestidigitator, reynard, sharper, shyster, sleight-of-hand performer, slick citizen, sly dog, slyboots, sweet talker, swindler, tricker
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
