Trickster and Wit

Trickster

Trickster noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Wit and trickster are semantically related In some cases you can use "Wit" instead a noun "Trickster".

Nearby Word: trick

Wit noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.

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Trickster and wit are semantically related in person who is very funny topic. Sometimes you can use "Trickster" instead a noun "Wit".

Nearby Words: witty, witling

usual	usual trickster	usual wit
original	original trickster	original wit
great	great trickster	great wit
dark	dark trickster	dark wit
Other adjectives: wicked, famous, mischievous, jealous, legendary.

Heroic Trickster — A character who's just as happy pummeling villains with his wit as with his fists; Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spider-Man, the Doctor.

Source: Mixed Archetypes
This is particularly noticable with Daffy Duck, who gained some of the pompousness and wit akin to Jones' version but still maintained shades of his original hyperactive trickster role into the late fifties.

Source: Creator / Robert McKimson

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