trickster
Example Sentences
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Watching a trickster hypnotize someone in a live performance might impress you.
The work in question is a "maqāma" -- an Arabic literary form that often features a wandering "trickster."
From Science Daily
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
“I am determined to fight these Chinese in court. They are tricksters.”
The player gets played only when Dawson is challenged by a trickster even more devious than her.
From Los Angeles Times
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