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trickster
English
Etymology
From trick +? -ster.
Noun
trickster (plural tricksters)
- (mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others; any similar figure in literature.
- 1991, Alan R. Velie (compiler and editor), American Indian Literature: An Anthology, Revised edition, page 44,
- The trickster is one of the oldest and most widespread of mythological and literary figures. […] As the name implies, the trickster is, on one level—probably the most important—an amoral practical joker who wanders about playing pranks on unsuspecting victims […] With all the fluctuations, certain things about the trickster are predictable: he is always a wanderer, always hungry, and usually oversexed.
- Tricksters abound in folktales […] .
- 1991, Alan R. Velie (compiler and editor), American Indian Literature: An Anthology, Revised edition, page 44,
- One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
- One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertaining difficult physical actions).
- An impish or playful person.
- A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).
Synonyms
- (one who plays tricks on others): prankster, tricker
- (one who performs tricks): tricker
Related terms
- trick
Translations
See also
- gadfly
- jester
- jokester
- practical joker
- prankster
- List of fictional tricksters on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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treacherous
English
Etymology
From Old French trecheros, tricheros (“deceitful”). See treacher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/
Adjective
treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)
- Exhibiting treachery.
- Deceitful; inclined to betray.
- Unreliable; dangerous.
- a treacherous mountain trail
Antonyms
- (exhibiting treachery): loyal
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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