trickster

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

“Not mean. More trickster kine. In ancient Hawai‘i, stealing was one honorable profession.

From Literature

But I cry now—for the first time in years—in the underground corridor of the Ghanaian underworld, all while the ancestral spirit of my grandmother protects me from a trickster god.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Science Daily