Tricker

//ˈtɹɪkɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster
  2. 2
    A trigger. British, dialectal, obsolete

    "[W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air."

  3. 3
    someone who plays practical jokes on others wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the nickname.

Synonyms

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conjurercut-uphoaxerillusionistjugglermagician

Example

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"[W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from trick + -er.

Etymology 2

From Dutch trekker.

Etymology 3

From tricker, a nickname for a deceiver or trickster.

Related phrases

practical joker

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