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trickster

[trik-ster] / ˈtrɪk stər /


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Watching a trickster hypnotize someone in a live performance might impress you.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

A trickster genius with a mean moral code, Moretti turns out to be the music world’s Willy Wonka, complete with a mysterious throng of live-in devotees carrying out his revenge.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 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

“It’s not funny! I don’t like trickster ways. I like the truth.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Authorities warn that they won’t call you to threaten arrest or demand money over missed jury duty, yet tricksters convince 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

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

There are ways to avoid these loathsome tricksters.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2023

What kind of tricksters invited accusers to examine them up close?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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