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PRANKSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prankster mean?
• PRANKSTER (noun)
The noun PRANKSTER has 1 sense:
1. someone who plays practical jokes on others
Familiarity information: PRANKSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who plays practical jokes on others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cut-up; hoaxer; practical joker; prankster; tricker; trickster
Hypernyms ("prankster" is a kind of...):
bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)
Derivation:
prank (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
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