HOAXER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone who plays practical jokes on others

Synonyms:

cut-up; hoaxer; practical joker; prankster; tricker; trickster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hoaxer" is a kind of...):

bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)

Derivation:

hoax (subject to a playful hoax or joke)

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