Other forms: tricksters
A trickster is somebody who cheats and deceives for gain. A confidence trickster.
In folklore the trickster is a figure who breaks rules and teaches something by doing it. A confidence trickster works by winning trust first, which is where the name comes from.
1nountricksterSomebody who cheats and deceives for gain.
“The trickster took nine thousand pounds and three months to find.”
trickster is a person.
From trick + -ster.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA