The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. One that swindles or plays tricks.
n. A mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore, often an animal, who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor.
n. A mythological figure responsible for teaching others through the use of guile and treason.
n. One who performs a trick.
n. An impish or playful person.
n. A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who practises tricks; a deceiver; a cheat.
To play tricks.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. someone who plays practical jokes on others
n. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
n. a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
Word Usage
"Lévi-Strauss’s argument hinges on two facts about the Native American trickster: (1) the trickster has a contradictory and unpredictable personality; (2) the trickster is almost always a raven or a coyote."