trickster

Example Sentences

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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

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

The player gets played only when Dawson is challenged by a trickster even more devious than her.

From Los Angeles Times