tricker
Syllables: trick·er/ˈtɹɪkəː/US/ˈtɹɪkɚ/
tricker noun: one who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster.
Noun (1)
tricker (plural trickers)
- One who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster
Noun (2)
tricker (plural trickers)
- A trigger.
- [W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air.1659 December 30 (date written), Robert Boyle, “[Experiment 14]”, in New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall...
Proper noun capitalized: Tricker
Tricker (plural Trickers)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Forms of tricker
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trickers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Trickers |
Origin of tricker
Derived from trick + -er.
From Dutch trekker.
From tricker, a nickname for a deceiver or trickster.
Words that rhyme with tricker
Questions about tricker
- What does tricker mean?
- Tricker means one who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster.
- What part of speech is tricker?
- Tricker can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tricker?
- Tricker is pronounced /ˈtɹɪkəː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tricker?
- The plural of tricker is trickers.
Words near tricker in the dictionary
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