prankster
a person who plays tricks or makes practical jokes
TRANSLATION
prankster = der Witzbold, der Schlingel prank = der Streich, der Bubenstreich, der Dummejungenstreich boyish prank = der Jungenstreich doorbell prank = der Klingelstreich
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"New York PRANKSTER makes April fools of the media - High noon meant red faces for the media in New York City on Saturday, after they showed up on Fifth Avenue to cover a nonexistent April Fool's Day parade. At least two television news crews were dispatched after a news release sent to the local media stated than an April Fools' Day parade would begin at 59th Street and march down Fifth Avenue, starting at noon. Crews from CNN and the Fox affiliate WNYW duly arrived at noon, only to find the usual parade of people and traffic.
(CNN news report - April 1, 2000)
(CNN news report - April 1, 2000)
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prankster
noun
Date: 1927
: a person who plays pranks
The "-ster" suffix is used to refer to people who make or use something. A lot of "-ster" words are for people who cause mischief or make us laugh. For example,
- a "jokester" makes jokes, while
- a "trickster" plays tricks on people or performs tricks for them.
A less common word that also uses "-ster" to refer to funny people is
- a "quipster". A quip is a clever remark or a witty or funny saying, and that's the kind of comment a "quipster" often makes.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
buffoon, card, clown, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, funster, gagman, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, jokester, josher, kibitzer, kidder, madcap, million laughs, paleface, prankster, punster, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit, zany
noun
Date: 1927
: a person who plays pranks
The "-ster" suffix is used to refer to people who make or use something. A lot of "-ster" words are for people who cause mischief or make us laugh. For example,
- a "jokester" makes jokes, while
- a "trickster" plays tricks on people or performs tricks for them.
A less common word that also uses "-ster" to refer to funny people is
- a "quipster". A quip is a clever remark or a witty or funny saying, and that's the kind of comment a "quipster" often makes.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
buffoon, card, clown, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, funster, gagman, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, jokester, josher, kibitzer, kidder, madcap, million laughs, paleface, prankster, punster, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit, zany
