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All of the trickster, rascal characters that I write have the voice I aspire to. In real life, you can't be that obnoxious and get away with it.
Christopher Moore

Meaning of "trickster" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRICKSTER

trickster  [ˈtrɪkstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRICKSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trickster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRICKSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trickster

Trickster

In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by Daniel G. Brinton in 1885.

Definition of trickster in the English dictionary

The definition of trickster in the dictionary is a person who deceives or plays tricks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRICKSTER


ambidexter
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstə
bankster
ˈbæŋkstə
Baxter
ˈbækstə
dexter
ˈdɛkstə
funkster
ˈfʌŋkstə
huckster
ˈhʌkstə
jokester
ˈdʒəʊkstə
linkster
ˈlɪŋkstə
oxter
ˈɒkstə
prankster
ˈpræŋkstə
slickster
ˈslɪkstə
texter
ˈtɛkstə
wanksta
ˈwæŋkstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRICKSTER

trickily
trickiness
trickishly
trickishness
trickle
trickle charger
trickle-down
trickle-down theory
trickless
tricklet
trickling
tricklingly
trickly
tricksier
tricksiest
tricksiness
tricksome
tricksy
tricktrack
tricky

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRICKSTER

Cheshire West and Chester
cluster
confidence trickster
disaster
Easter
faster
foster
Lancaster
manchester
master
minister
mister
monster
polyester
poster
register
rester
semester
sister
webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of trickster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRICKSTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trickster» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of trickster

Translation of «trickster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRICKSTER

Find out the translation of trickster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trickster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trickster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骗子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embaucador
570 millions of speakers

English

trickster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालबाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трикстер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trickster
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

filou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betrüger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トリックスター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사기꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trickster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lường gạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फसव्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzenbaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbroglione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oszust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трикстер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Trickster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απατεώνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bedrieër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tricksteren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trickster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trickster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICKSTER»

The term «trickster» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICKSTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trickster

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3 QUOTES WITH «TRICKSTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trickster.
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Neil Cross
'Luther' is absolutely a monster-of-the-week show. Although it's post-watershed and is rendered in intense graphic novel-style images, it's inspiration is not that different from 'Doctor Who' as in both cases you've got a trickster figure who fights the monster of the week and is eventually successful.
2
Neil MacGregor
Prometheus - trickster, rebel and hero - links the realm of the gods with the world of humanity, with which he had such close affinity. His act of stealing fire has been viewed as the foundation of all man's technologies.
3
Christopher Moore
All of the trickster, rascal characters that I write have the voice I aspire to. In real life, you can't be that obnoxious and get away with it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRICKSTER»

Discover the use of trickster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trickster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
This new edition includes an introduction by Michael Chabon.
Lewis Hyde, 2010
2
Trickster: An Anthropological Memoir
A young trainee anthropologist leaves her violent Mafia-run hometown---Youngstown, Ohio---to study an "exotic" group, the Paiute Indians of Nevada. This is 1964; she'll be "the expert," and they'll be, "the subjects.
Eileen Kane, 2010
3
The Trickster Shift: Humour and Irony in Contemporary Native Art
This book explores the influence of this comic spirit on the practice of various artists through the presentation of a 'Trickster discourse,' that is, a body of overlapping and interrelated verbal and visual narratives by tricksters and ...
Allan J. Ryan, 1999
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The Trickster and the Paranormal
The trickster governs paradox and the irrational, but his messages are concealed. This book draws upon theories of the trickster from anthropology, folklore, sociology, semiotics, and literary criticism.
George P. Hansen, 2001
5
Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stories from Around the World
Stories from cultures including ancient Babylonia, China, India, Eastern Europe, Morocco.
‎1996
6
The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Narrative
The book asserts that to truly understand literature, one must look at the biological creature creating it. By using the lens of science to examine literature, we can see how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind.
David Williams, 2012
7
Yoruba Trickster Tales
A collection of twenty-three tales involving Aj'ap'a, a tortoise with human traits who has relationships with an assortment of animal and human characters
Oyekan Owomoyela, 1997
8
The Trickster
Examines the archetype of the trickster in works of literature ranging from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" to Homer's "Odyssey" and Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."
Harold Bloom, Blake Hobby, 2010
9
Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in ...
" In addition, Landay explores the connections between these texts and advertisements selling products that encourage female deception and trickery.
Lori Landay, 1998
10
Trickster and Hero: Two Characters in the Oral and Written ...
Award-winning folklorist Harold Scheub explores the “Trickster moment,” the moment in the story when the tale, the teller, and the listener are transformed: we are both man and woman, god and human, hero and villain.
Harold Scheub, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRICKSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trickster is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Sonic Trickster' Miguel Blends Genres And Melodies On 'Wildheart'
KEN TUCKER, BYLINE: Miguel is a sonic trickster, a musical sleight-of-hand artist who leads you to think he's making one kind of song, only to have it turn out to ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
2
'Derren Brown cured my toothache!' How TV trickster performed …
TV trickster Derren Brown has turned dentist and helped cure a student's excruciating toothache during his stage show of illusion and hypnotism. Zoe Aldcroft ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Betting trickster The Pencil Man jailed for nine years
A professional betting trickster dubbed the Pencil Man lost “one last desperate gamble” by trying to plead innocence over a £2.3m swindle. John Bailey, 45, who ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
4
The Flash S1.17 "Tricksters"
Hamill's attempt at Hannibal Lecter lacked menace, but once the (elder) Trickster was at large again he was great: a manic combination of John Lydon and Elton ... «GamesRadar, Apr 15»
5
Meet Hanksy, the Pun-Loving Graffiti Trickster With a Serious Cult …
This weekend, an anonymous graffiti artist named Hanksy took over an abandoned bank in downtown Manhattan, filling the space with a skateboard ramp, ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»
6
The Flash: Mark Hamill Discusses Returning as the Trickster
By Amy RatcliffeThe Trickster is back! The maniacal neon unitard-wearing character, played by none other than Mark Hamill, appeared in the 1990 TV version of ... «IGN, Mar 15»
7
CW's 'The Flash' Brings Mark Hamill Back As The Trickster In Promo …
One of the most highly anticipated episodes of The CW's 'The Flash' has arrived: Mark Hamill revisits his role as Trickster, the same role he portrayed on the ... «Tech Times, Mar 15»
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First look at Mark Hamill as The Trickster in new Flash trailer
mark hamill trickster 2 We are less than a few days away from the return of the hit new CW show, The Flash. A new trailer appeared online earlier this month, ... «Nerd Reactor, Mar 15»
9
The Flash 1x17 spoilers: The Tricksters unite!
The brilliant trailer which has teased what's to come in the hit CW series showed The Trickster – both old and new versions of this intriguing character. «Unreality TV, Mar 15»
10
The Flash First Look: See Mark Hamill Reprise His Role as The …
Mark Hamill, who originally portrayed The Trickster in the original Flash series on CBS, is returning 20 years later to reprise his role on The CW's adaptation ... «People Magazine, Mar 15»

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