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(mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others; any similar figure in literature.

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trickster

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The trickster is a mischievous character often found in mythology.

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The trickster is one of the oldest and most widespread of mythological and literary figures. […] As the name implies, the trickster is, on one level—probably the most important—an amoral practical joker who wanders about playing pranks on unsuspecting victims […] With all the fluctuations, certain things about the trickster are predictable: he is always a wanderer, always hungry, and usually oversexed.

Tricksters abound in folktales […] .

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One who plays tricks or pranks on others.

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One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertaining difficult physical actions).

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An impish or playful person.

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A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).

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