Magician vs. Trickster

By Jaxson

  • Trickster

    In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human, or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.

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  • Magician (noun)

    A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

  • Magician (noun)

    A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts often derogatory.

  • Magician (noun)

    A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

  • Magician (noun)

    An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist.

  • Magician (noun)

    A person who astounds; an enigma.

  • Trickster (noun)

    Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others; any similar figure in literature.

  • Trickster (noun)

    One who plays tricks or pranks on others.

  • Trickster (noun)

    One who performs tricks (parts of a magician’ act or entertaining difficult physical actions).

  • Trickster (noun)

    An impish or playful person.

  • Trickster (noun)

    A fraud person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain.

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