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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimbroglione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /im.broˈʎo.ne/
"Quel furfante è un vero imbroglione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who cheats or deceives people, often by using cleverness or humor.
"The local market was known for harboring a clever trickster who sold fake antiques." - 2
In mythology, folklore, and anthropology, a character who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to disobey conventional rules and norms.
"In many Native American traditions, Coyote serves as a prominent trickster figure who shapes the world through his cunning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb trick, which entered English in the late 16th century from Old French tricquer, meaning to cheat or deceive, combined with the agent suffix -ster. Originally denoting someone given to deception or mischief, the term later evolved significantly in mythology, folklore, and anthropology to describe a god, goddess, spirit, human, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trickster" is said worldwide
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escroc
Transliteration: /ɛs.kʁo/
"Le fripon a réussi à tromper tout le village."
Betrüger
Transliteration: /bəˈtʁyːɡɐ/
"Der Trickster in der Mythologie bricht oft die alten Regeln."
imbroglione
Transliteration: /im.broˈʎo.ne/
"Quel furfante è un vero imbroglione."
embaucador
Transliteration: /em.bau.kaˈðor/
"El embaucador logró convencer a todos los compradores."
vigarista
Transliteration: /vi.ɡaˈɾis.tɐ/
"Ele agía como um verdadeiro vigarista na praça."
धूर्त
Transliteration: dhoort
Script: धूर्त व्यक्ति
"लोककथाओं में धूर्त चरित्र हमेशा दर्शकों को चकित करता है।"
骗子
Transliteration: piàn zi
"神话故事中经常出现聪明的骗子角色。"
사기꾼
Transliteration: sagi-kkun
"그 신화 속의 사기꾼은 사람들을 골탕 먹였다."
トリックスター
Transliteration: torikkusutā
"神話においてトリックスターは重要な役割を果たします。"
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