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Definition of Prankster
1. Noun. Someone who plays practical jokes on others.
Generic synonyms: Bad Hat, Mischief-maker, Trouble Maker, Troublemaker, Troubler
Derivative terms: Hoax, Prank, Trick, Trick
Definition of Prankster
1. Noun. One who performs pranks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prankster
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prankster
Literary usage of Prankster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"During another audit, this time of my own company, a prankster simply walked into
a conference room, hooked up his laptop to one of the available network ..."
2. One America Indivisible: A National Conversation on American Pluralism and by Sheldon Hackney (1999)
"A prankster who falsely shouts fire in a crowded theater does more than just
offend our moral sensibilities. His words are also likely to cause harm to the ..."
3. Internet Domain Name Trademark Protection: Congressional Hearing edited by Howard Coble (2000)
"It should also have some prophylactic effect in that the casual wrong-doer or
prankster is not likely to be willing to make a fraudulent ..."
4. Rediscovering America: Exploring the Small Towns of Virginia & Maryland by William J. Burnham, Mary K. Burnham (2002)
"... was also a prankster, and apparently continues to be. The current proprietors
say they've seen dishes fall for no reason, lights and water coming on in ..."
5. Desert Dancing: Exploring the Land, the People, the Legends of the ...by Len Wilcox by Len Wilcox (2000)
"He was a prankster and a character. In 1916 he helped start the Pegleg Smith
Club, a group whose aim was to tell the tallest tale. His articles about Pegleg ..."
6. Music by Black Women Composers: A Bibliography of Available Scores by Helen Walker-Hill (1995)
"prankster. 1986. In Black women composers: A century of piano music, 1893-1990,
edited by Helen Walker-Hill. Bryn Mawr, Pa.: Hildegard, 1992. ..."
7. Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity Through by Steve Weber (2007)
"In one well-known case, a prankster ridiculed Microsoft, then signed the review "Bill
Gates," the name of the company's founder. ..."
8. A Joyful Pilgrimage: My Life in Community by Emmy Arnold (1999)
"One teacher even thought Eberhard was playing a joke and sent him out of the room
as a prankster! But step by step people began to accept the fact that he ..."
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