TRICKSTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRICKSTER?

Need another word that means the same as “trickster”? Find 14 synonyms for “trickster” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trickster” are: cut-up, hoaxer, prankster, tricker, beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, swindler, fraud, fraudster, defrauder, confidence man

Trickster as a Noun

Definitions of "Trickster" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trickster” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone who plays practical jokes on others.
• A mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts.
• A person who cheats or deceives people.
• Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

Synonyms of "Trickster" as a noun (14 Words)

beguiler	A person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception.
cheater	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
confidence man	A secret that is confided or entrusted to another.
cut-up	Someone who plays practical jokes on others.
deceiver	Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
defrauder	A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.
fraud	A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities. Prosecutions for social security frauds.
fraudster	A person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings.
hoaxer	Someone who plays practical jokes on others. The hoaxer claimed her mother was trapped in a burning flat.
prankster	A person fond of playing pranks.
slicker	A raincoat made of smooth material. A permatanned slicker who involves her in embezzlement and fraud.
swindler	A person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions. He used his charm to become a small time swindler.
tricker	Someone who plays practical jokes on others.