prankster
noun
prank·ster ˈpraŋ(k)-stər 
: a person who plays pranks
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Bacon's Fenwick is a smart-aleck prankster, who hides his inner pain behind his antics. 
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 July 2022 People will assume that this is just another prank or prankster trying to be funny. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 In 2014, infamous prankster Vitalii Sediuk slipped past the guards and stuck his head under the dress of America Ferrera during the gala for How To Train Your Dragon 2. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 Webster, a lanky creator and the home's ultimate prankster, recreated the slap on video with Theodore Wisseh, who played Chris Rock. Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022 Even Orbit, the green prankster who scampers around the Astros’ ballpark, stayed home; every other team with a mascot sent its character to the All-Star Game. New York Times, 20 July 2022 The conversation with the Zelensky impersonator began with the prankster praising Rowling. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 The young Dylan comes off as brilliant, aloof, and more than a little obnoxious, both playing the role of anti-corporate music prankster and believing his own press about being the smartest guy in any room. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022 The prankster, who has been impersonating Warriors star Klay Thompson since 2017, maintains security allowed him onto the court because of his likeness to the 32-year-old former NBA champion. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 See More
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 July 2022 People will assume that this is just another prank or prankster trying to be funny. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 In 2014, infamous prankster Vitalii Sediuk slipped past the guards and stuck his head under the dress of America Ferrera during the gala for How To Train Your Dragon 2. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 Webster, a lanky creator and the home's ultimate prankster, recreated the slap on video with Theodore Wisseh, who played Chris Rock. Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022 Even Orbit, the green prankster who scampers around the Astros’ ballpark, stayed home; every other team with a mascot sent its character to the All-Star Game. New York Times, 20 July 2022 The conversation with the Zelensky impersonator began with the prankster praising Rowling. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 The young Dylan comes off as brilliant, aloof, and more than a little obnoxious, both playing the role of anti-corporate music prankster and believing his own press about being the smartest guy in any room. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022 The prankster, who has been impersonating Warriors star Klay Thompson since 2017, maintains security allowed him onto the court because of his likeness to the 32-year-old former NBA champion. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
pranksters
noun
1
as in kidders
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- kidders
- entertainers
- jokesters
- banterers
- buffoons
- practical jokers
- cutups
- knockabouts
- clowns
- comediennes
- humorists
- teasers
- comedians
- quipsters
- wisecrackers
- parodists
- funnymen
- harlequins
- zanies
- quippers
- farceurs
- wits
- drolls
- gaggers
- satirists
- jesters
- fools
- wags
- caricaturists
- cards
- gagsters
- gagmen
- jokers
- comics
- lampooners
2
as in impostors
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- impostors
- charlatans
- knaves
- rascals
- fakers
- rogues
- quacks
- mountebanks
- humbugs
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- adventurers
- gamesmen
- phoneys
- ringers
- phonies
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- bluffers
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- scammers
- plotters
- slickers
- hoaxers
- fraudsters
- quacksalvers
- wheeler-dealers
- slyboots
- cheaters
- double-crossers
- defrauders
- chiselers
- sneakers
- sharpers
- fast-talkers
- sharpies
- dodgers
- sneaks
- shams
- scamsters
- smoothies
- cheats
- fakirs
- double-dealers
- skinners
- cozeners
- confidence men
- trickers
- blacklegs
- bilks
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- slicks
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- free flight
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- free frank
- free gift
- free gold
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