trickster

Mr. Gill looks back at that 1992 interview and others and realizes that the Jeff Beck he thought he knew is a mystery, a self-contradicting trickster with a tendency to be witty and evasive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The work in question is a "maqāma" -- an Arabic literary form that often features a wandering "trickster."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

Crudup plays 19 characters in the 80-minute performance, taking on the roles of everyone the titular confidence trickster comes into contact with.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024

All the trickster has done is lead me to the middle of nowhere.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Authorities warn that they won’t call you to threaten arrest or demand money over missed jury duty, yet tricksters convince many.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target people with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

Matt Sanchez, president and general manager of Yahoo Home Ecosystem, said the company is just trying to stay a step ahead of the tricksters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

But although screening at publishers is helpful, the arms race between screening methods and tricksters means it is unlikely to stem the tide of problematic papers entirely.

From Science Magazine ● May 31, 2024

What kind of tricksters invited accusers to examine them up close?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock