different between trickster vs tricksterism

English

Etymology

From trick +? -ster.

Noun

trickster (plural tricksters)

1. (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 […] .
2. One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
3. One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertaining difficult physical actions).
4. An impish or playful person.
5. 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

English

Etymology

trickster +? -ism

Noun

tricksterism (uncountable)

1. The use of a trickster character in folk literature.