trickery

[trik-uh-ree]

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noun, plural trick·er·ies.

the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
a trick used to deceive.

Origin of trickery

First recorded in 1790–1800; trick + -ery

Synonym study

1. See duplicity.

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Examples from the Web for trickery

Contemporary Examples

But did Copperfield employ a bit of trickery to purchase Musha Cay in the first place?
David Copperfield’s Magical—and Utterly Bizarre—Caribbean Island
Nina Strochlic
November 21, 2013
In addition to the Simon trickery, were there any other fun moments with the cast?
Alice Eve, the Beautiful New Trekkie, Talks ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
Marlow Stern
May 18, 2013
But almost always, they signify mystery—and even a bit of trickery.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes
Laura Dimon
March 17, 2013
It was typical Pearce trickery, says Bill Konopnicki, who served in the Arizona House from 2003 to 2010.
Payback for Arizona's Immigrants
Terry Greene Sterling
February 2, 2011
Former Goldman executive Nomi Prins on how to stop the trickery.
Obama's Half-Baked Bank Reform
Nomi Prins
January 21, 2010

Historical Examples

How he had stooped to trickery and had stolen the gold with which to pay for Valhalla.
Opera Stories from Wagner
Florence Akin
It was a very effective finale, but still Amelia suspected no trickery.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
Thus it seemed to him anything but intelligent to believe in trickery.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
He became cunning; he had idle time in which to devote himself to thoughts of trickery.
White Fang
Jack London
I am merely pointing out that it left open a way to trickery.
Ruggles of Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for trickery

trickery

noun plural -eries

the practice or an instance of using trickshe obtained the money by trickery

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Word Origin and History for trickery

n.

1800, from trick (v.) + -ery.

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Synonym study

Examples from the Web for trickery

Contemporary Examples

But did Copperfield employ a bit of trickery to purchase Musha Cay in the first place?

In addition to the Simon trickery, were there any other fun moments with the cast?

But almost always, they signify mystery—and even a bit of trickery.

It was typical Pearce trickery, says Bill Konopnicki, who served in the Arizona House from 2003 to 2010.

Former Goldman executive Nomi Prins on how to stop the trickery.

Historical Examples

How he had stooped to trickery and had stolen the gold with which to pay for Valhalla.

It was a very effective finale, but still Amelia suspected no trickery.

Thus it seemed to him anything but intelligent to believe in trickery.

He became cunning; he had idle time in which to devote himself to thoughts of trickery.

I am merely pointing out that it left open a way to trickery.

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Word Origin and History for trickery

n.

Origin of trickery