trickster

Example Sentences

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Are these machines stochastic parrots, or alien intelligences, or fraudulent tricksters?

From New York Times

Evolution is a dynamic process that can sometimes defy logic, but even trickster flowers from South Africa have something to teach us about the intricacies of life on Earth.

From Salon

More likely, said Johnson, the newspaper editor, Yan was an independent trickster.

From Washington Post

He's previously called the campaign "one of the worst services to Christianity in the modern era" and the people behind it "woke tricksters".

From BBC

The current trend of Republicans dressing like Batman villains can be traced back to dirty trickster and shameless Nixon fan Roger Stone.

From Salon