trickster
Example Sentences
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They were very happy until Raven, the jealous trickster, came and gave them a burdensome task.
From Literature
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
