tricksters
- plural of trickster.
Example Sentences
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"Ravens have fascinated people forever," Marzluff said, noting the birds have been considered everything from "creators and tricksters" to "opportunistic pests."
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
And they told stories about characters like Br’er Rabbit and Anansi, tricksters who provided models for overcoming powerful oppressors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
But although screening at publishers is helpful, the arms race between screening methods and tricksters means it is unlikely to stem the tide of problematic papers entirely.
From Science Magazine • May 31, 2024
Ravens: Ravens, notorious tricksters in many Indigenous Nations’ folklore, became more ominous thanks to Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023
The problem with tricksters is that they think everyone is playing the same games.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
