trickster
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bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker
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Next came a brief discussion of Loki, which centers on Tom Hiddleston's trickster god and will debut on Disney+ in spring 2021. — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, "Marvel Unveils 3 New Disney+ Shows Including 'She-Hulk' and 'Moon Knight'," 23 Aug. 2019 Fonseca was known for his depictions of Coyote, a canine trickster who materializes in all manner of very human settings. — Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: How Duke Ellington inspired an art show about black and Latino experience," 15 Aug. 2019 Besides featuring fantastic archival concert and behind-the-scenes footage, the film is shot through with a playful sense of trickster/huckster fabulism. — Mark Olsen, latimes.com, "Indie Focus: The mournful zombie comedy of ‘The Dead Don’t Die’," 14 June 2019 Fonseca was known for his depictions of Coyote, a canine trickster who materializes in all manner of very human settings. — Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: How Duke Ellington inspired an art show about black and Latino experience," 15 Aug. 2019 United States officials are already grappling with Russian attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential race, and are powerless to stop American tricksters from joining the fray, because they are protected by the First Amendment. — Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, "Ad Tool Facebook Built to Fight Disinformation Doesn’t Work as Advertised," 25 July 2019 Fonseca was known for his depictions of Coyote, a canine trickster who materializes in all manner of very human settings. — Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: A group show marks five years of exhibitions at Park View / Paul Soto," 1 Aug. 2019 Anansi and Conejo, the tricksters who morphed into popular folktale figures throughout the hemisphere, such as Aunt Nancy and Bruh Rabbit, and later the widely-beloved cartoon character, Bugs Bunny. — Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, "Meet Juan GarcÃa Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador," 14 June 2019 Fonseca was known for his depictions of Coyote, a canine trickster who materializes in all manner of very human settings. — Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: Jasmine Little etches the history of art into contemporary ceramics," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trickster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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