trick-or-treater

noun

One who goes trick-or-treating on Halloween, usually a child dressed in a costume.

“Those darn trick-or-treaters egged my car.”

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Meanings

nountrick-or-treater (plural trick-or-treaters)

plural trick- · plural -treaters

  1. One who goes trick-or-treating on Halloween, usually a child dressed in a costume.

    Those darn trick-or-treaters egged my car.

Origin

From trick-or-treat + -er.

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APA

trick-or-treater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trick-or-treater

MLA

“trick-or-treater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trick-or-treater. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trick-or-treater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trick-or-treater.

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