prankster


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prank·ster

 (prăngk′stər)
n.
One who plays tricks or pranks.
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prankster

(ˈpræŋkstə)
n
a practical joker
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prank•ster

(ˈpræŋk stər)

n.
a person who is given to pranks.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.prankster - someone who plays practical jokes on othersprankster - someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up, hoaxer, practical joker, tricker, trickster
bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
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prankster

noun
One who causes minor trouble or damage:
devil, imp, mischief, rascal, rogue, scamp.
Informal: cutup.
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Translations

prankster

[ˈpræŋkstəʳ] N → bromista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prankster

[ˈpræŋkstər] n → farceur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prankster

n → Schelm(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prankster

[ˈpræŋkstəʳ] n → burlone/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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