How to Use trickster in a Sentence

trickster

noun

• The crafty Odysseus, the man of wrath, was a trickster.
  — John Kass, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021
• The guides weave into their tour the mo’olelo, or stories of the trickster god Maui, as metaphors for their struggle.
  — Crystal Paul, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• That’s Odysseus—the wiliness, that idea of the cunning trickster.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022
• Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb have quite the tricksters on their hands.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
• Think more smokey eye than the trickster demon’s shoe polish look.
  — Them, 9 Oct. 2024
• Shelby is a trickster, the scene-stealer who always has a zinger.
  — Alamin Yohannes and Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• In other words, they were put pulling a little trickster move.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• Stardust says to be wary of this, since Mercury is often known as a trickster.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• Gemini is known for its two faces and the ability to be a trickster.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
• African trickster god Anansi) had a very public falling-out with the show.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2021
• The science and media outlets that try to warn us of the dangers are tricksters, after all, and isn’t fear the coward’s way?
  — Lydia Millet, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
• About his work there is always a sense of pleasure—even, sometimes, the pleasure of the trickster or the smarty pants, stirring the pot.
  — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2021
• Of course, this could be a cryptic little twist from that old trickster, Grammer.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 10 July 2021
• She's even played trickster and used wigs to experiment with lighter styles since as far back as 2009.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2021
• Orochi’s conduct earned him the disdain of even the Shinto trickster god, Susanoo, who formed a plan of revenge.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
• The necklace, in the hands of a trickster, had in the meantime actually been broken up and sold in London.
  — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
• Auden is the brilliant trickster, the naughty boy with a stink bomb and a devastating verse about the Latin master.
  — Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
• And a jury found that Trump’s dirty trickster, Roger Stone, lied about the true nature of his back channel to the Russian hack-and-leak effort.
  — Marcy Wheeler, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
• According to legend, 12 Norse gods were having a feast when the trickster god Loki showed up as the 13th guest.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 May 2022
• While the serpent was vulnerable, the trickster god cut off his heads.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
• Bird Woman, the fearsome God of Birds who seeks revenge on Anansi, the trickster god of stories.
  — Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• Except for Monkey, who's kind of terrified of the trickster, and Lion, who just doesn't have time for him.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022
• Miguel wants to prove his musical talent and finds himself in the Land of the Dead, meeting a trickster named Hector.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2022
• Redemption followed that nightmare, with the trickster's blast from the spot sealing a penalty-shootout win in the final of the Rio Olympics.
  — SI.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Access back to the world of the living for the Day of the Dead ritual is controlled by Catrina, a trickster figure.
  — Thomas May, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
• Why would anyone expect anything less from the tricky trickster?
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 22 June 2018
• Miguel finds a guide and sidekick in Hector (Gael Garcia Bernal), a charming trickster trying to return to the land of the living.
  — Megan Vick, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
• And celebrate in the right way, because that kind of trickster character makes the wrong decisions at the wrong time.
  — Tom Junod, Esquire, 22 Apr. 2014
• But this isn’t the Irish actor’s first rodeo playing a murderous trickster.
  — Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
• During the shoot, the trickster knelt while extending the ring toward his love, who watched on as the flames appear to engulf her partner.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024