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- [prangk-ster]
- /ˈpræŋk stər/
- /ˈpræŋk.stər/
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- [prangk-ster]
- /ˈpræŋk stər/
Definitions of prankster word
- noun prankster a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another. 1
- noun prankster sb who plays jokes 1
- countable noun prankster A prankster is someone who plays tricks and practical jokes on people. 0
- noun prankster a practical joker 0
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Origin of prankster
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; prank1 + -ster
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Parts of speech for Prankster
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prankster popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prankster usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prankster
noun prankster
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- cut-up — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
- fay — a female given name, form of Faith.
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