Tricker

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪkɚ/

Definitions

1. A person who practices deception or cheats others to gain an advantage
2. One who uses cunning or deceitful tactics to mislead or swindle
3. An individual who tricks or fools others by dishonest means

Etymology: "Tricker" is a straightforward formation: the verb "trick" with the agent suffix "-er", meaning one who performs the action. Its one twist is that English did not build the suffix onto "trick" entirely on its own. The word is also borrowed from Dutch "trekker", whose sense of a puller or drawer shares a root with the English noun, so the two languages reached a similar form from related material. Where the word stands in relation to the verb is the useful thing to keep in mind. "Trick" itself came into English from Old French, and the agent form simply names the person who carries out the deception. The result is a plain, transparent word whose meaning follows directly from its parts: a trick, and the one who plays it.

Synonyms: deceiver, cheater, con artist, swindler, imposter

Antonyms: honest person, truth-teller