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trickster

[trik-ster] / ˈtrɪk stər /


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Watching a trickster hypnotize someone in a live performance might impress you.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

Tall tales: Dylan the trickster conspired with Scorsese to make up stuff according to whim.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

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

Something Nyame said back when he’d confined the still-complaining trickster god.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

"Ravens have fascinated people forever," Marzluff said, noting the birds have been considered everything from "creators and tricksters" to "opportunistic pests."

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

And they told stories about characters like Br’er Rabbit and Anansi, tricksters who provided models for overcoming powerful oppressors.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

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

There are ways to avoid these loathsome tricksters.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2023

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

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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