trickster

Word family  noun trick trickery trickster adjective tricky trick verb trick

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++trick·ster /ˈtrɪkstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  TRICK/DECEIVECHEATsomeone who deceives or cheats people 骗子confidence trickster British English a slick, fast-talking confidence trickster 一名花言巧语、口若悬河的骗子

Examples from the Corpus

trickster• The lack of anonymity meant that charlatans and tricksters could rarely get away with their deceptions for long.• There are many frauds and tricksters in this area.• Luckily, she had an innate ability to quickly judge people-if they were honest, loyal, tricksters or leeches.• He was grinning now, his old soul-of-the-party trickster look.• It was a remarkable trick, but the trickster was even more striking.confidence trickster• He can break up the rhythm with the deceptive powers of a confidence trickster and made something happen from seemingly stagnant positions.• Apparently his mum died when he was just a kid and his dad was a confidence trickster.• Maybe he was a confidence trickster.

trick·ster nounChineseSyllable  

cheats deceives people or who someone Corpus

trickster
trick‧ster /ˈtrɪkstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]someone who deceives or cheats people
    confidence trickster British English:
    a slick, fast-talking confidence trickster

trick·sterBrE /ˈtrɪkstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrɪkstər/ 🔊 nouna person who tricks or cheats people 骗子