trickster

  1. Noun.  A mythological figure responsible for teaching others through the use of guile and treason.
  2. Noun.  One who performs a trick.
  3. Noun.  An impish or playful person.
  4. Noun.  A fraud (gloss, A person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain) .

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