practical joker

practical joker
noun
someone who plays practical jokes on others
Syn: ↑prankster, ↑cut-up, ↑trickster, ↑tricker, ↑hoaxer
Derivationally related forms: ↑hoax (for: ↑hoaxer), ↑trick (for: ↑tricker), ↑trick (for: ↑trickster), ↑prank (for: ↑prankster)
Hypernyms: ↑troublemaker, ↑trouble maker, ↑troubler, ↑mischief-maker, ↑bad hat

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noun
: a person addicted to the perpetration of practical jokes

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practical joker,
a person who plays practical jokes.

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practical joker noun, pl ⋯ -kers [count]
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Main Entry:practical joke

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ˌpractical ˈjoker ; noun

He's a real practical joker.

Main entry:practical jokederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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