tricker

trick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trik]
- /trɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trik]
- /trɪk/

Definitions of tricker word

noun tricker a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. 1
noun tricker an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering candlelight. 1
noun tricker a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank: She likes to play tricks on her friends. 1
noun tricker a mean, foolish, or childish action. 1
noun tricker a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the tricks of the trade. 1
noun tricker the art or knack of doing something skillfully: You seem to have mastered the trick of making others laugh. 1

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Origin of tricker

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English trik (noun) < Old North French trique deceit, derivative of trikier to deceive < Vulgar Latin *triccāre, for Latin trīcārī to play tricks

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Parts of speech for Tricker

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tricker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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