Associations to the word «Trickster»

Wiktionary

TRICKSTER, noun. A mythological figure responsible for teaching others through the use of guile and treason.
TRICKSTER, noun. One who performs a trick.
TRICKSTER, noun. An impish or playful person.
TRICKSTER, noun. A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).

Dictionary definition

TRICKSTER, noun. Someone who plays practical jokes on others.
TRICKSTER, noun. Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
TRICKSTER, noun. A mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche