practical joker
Example Sentences
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Chuck tells Erica that he is a practical joker and likes to play pranks.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
A football player at Michigan State University and a practical joker on production sets, Caan was a grinning, handsome performer with an athlete’s swagger and muscular build.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
She described her cousin — whose name was initially misspelled as Antwan by police — as a practical joker who loved sports and helping his younger relatives at play.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021
Were you ever a prankster or practical joker?
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
‘Salim,’ I said, ‘if you’re a practical joker, what’s a theoretical joker?’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
