Meanings
plural pranksters
- One who performs pranks.
A skilled prankster.
3 more examples
She became famous as a prankster.
He loves being a prankster and is often seen pulling off several pranks on his bullies.
Pranksters fooled some media members into thinking they'd been laid off by Elon Musk soon after his Twitter takeover. In reality, they were making reference to a common internet joke involving testicles. […] Folks soon followed up to Bosa and others noting that one of the pranksters had told reporters their name was "Rahul Ligma."
2022 October 28, Tim Marcin, “Pranksters fool some media members after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover”, in Mashable, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2023Synonyms: trickster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who performs pranks.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who plays practical jokes on others
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian шегаджи́я, шегаджи́йка
- шегаджи́я (šegadžíja)one who performs pranks
- шегаджи́йка (šegadžíjka)one who performs pranks
- майтапчи́я (majtapčíja)one who performs pranks
- майтапчи́йка (majtapčíjka)one who performs pranks
Chinese Mandarin 愛開玩笑的人 /爱开玩笑的人
- 愛開玩笑的人 /爱开玩笑的人 (ài kāiwánxiào de rén)one who performs pranks
Czech vtipálek, čtverák
- vtipálekone who performs pranks
- čtverákone who performs pranks
- šibalone who performs pranks
Finnish kujeilija, pilailija
- kujeilijaone who performs pranks
- pilailijaone who performs pranks
French farceur, farceuse
- farceurone who performs pranks
- farceuseone who performs pranks
- plaisantinone who performs pranks
- plaisantineone who performs pranks
German Schelm, Scherzbold
- Schelmone who performs pranks
- Scherzboldone who performs pranks
- Spaßvogelone who performs pranks
- Schalkone who performs pranks
- Streichespielerone who performs pranks
- Streichespielerinone who performs pranks
Greek γκαφατζής, γκαφατζού
- γκαφατζής (gkafatzís)one who performs pranks
- γκαφατζού (gkafatzoú)one who performs pranks
Hebrew קֻנְדָּס
- קֻנְדָּס (qundás)one who performs pranks
Hungarian kópé, csínytevő
- kópéone who performs pranks
- csínytevőone who performs pranks
Italian burlone, burlona
- burloneone who performs pranks
- burlonaone who performs pranks
Japanese 悪戯者
- 悪戯者 (itazuramono)one who performs pranks
Korean 장난꾸러기
- 장난꾸러기 (jangnankkureogi)one who performs pranks
Māori hīanga
- hīangaone who performs pranks
Polish psotnik, psotnica
- psotnikone who performs pranks
- psotnicaone who performs pranks
- figlarzone who performs pranks
- figlarkaone who performs pranks
- kawalarzone who performs pranks
- kawalarkaone who performs pranks
- dowcipniśone who performs pranks
- dowcipniśiaone who performs pranks
Portuguese brincalhão, traquinas
- brincalhãoone who performs pranks
- traquinasone who performs pranks
Russian шутни́к, шутни́ца
- шутни́к (šutník)one who performs pranks
- шутни́ца (šutníca)one who performs pranks
- прока́зник (prokáznik)one who performs pranks
- прока́зница (prokáznica)one who performs pranks
- озорни́к (ozorník)one who performs pranks
- озорни́ца (ozorníca)one who performs pranks
- пра́нкстер (pránkstɛr)one who performs pranks
- пра́нкер (pránker)one who performs pranks
Slovak vtipkár
- vtipkárone who performs pranks
Spanish bromista, chancero
- bromistaone who performs pranks
- chanceroone who performs pranks
- guasónone who performs pranks
- jaraneroone who performs pranks
- jaranistaone who performs pranks
Turkish şakacı, latifeci
- şakacıone who performs pranks
- latifecione who performs pranks
Ukrainian жартівни́к, жартівни́ця
- жартівни́к (žartivnýk)one who performs pranks
- жартівни́ця (žartivnýcja)one who performs pranks
Cite this entry
prankster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prankster
“prankster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prankster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prankster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prankster.
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