trickster

Mr. Gill looks back at that 1992 interview and others and realizes that the Jeff Beck he thought he knew is a mystery, a self-contradicting trickster with a tendency to be witty and evasive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Speaking of the 2016 film, Dwayne Johnson, who voiced the shapeshifter demigod and hero of men in the animated “Moana,” will also portray the live-action version of the arrogant trickster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

The work in question is a "maqāma" -- an Arabic literary form that often features a wandering "trickster."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

Crudup plays 19 characters in the 80-minute performance, taking on the roles of everyone the titular confidence trickster comes into contact with.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024

But to skeptics, it only proved Leah was a very skilled trickster.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But in a new type of scam, tricksters armed with specific details about their potential victims have applied tremendous pressure to comply with seemingly legitimate demands, convincing many.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target people with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

Matt Sanchez, president and general manager of Yahoo Home Ecosystem, said the company is just trying to stay a step ahead of the tricksters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

But although screening at publishers is helpful, the arms race between screening methods and tricksters means it is unlikely to stem the tide of problematic papers entirely.

From Science Magazine ● May 31, 2024

The problem with tricksters is that they think everyone is playing the same games.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri