
However, since it was first identified by Jung, the archetype has taken on a much broader definition and has become widely recognized by a variety of people. A trickster is a character who breaks the rules, confounds expectations, and overturns convention. Copyright 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. The Trickster archetype, also known as the Jester archetype, is one of the original from the Jungian list. often Trickster A mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore, often an animal, who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor. fop يَغُشُّ فُلانا، يَحْتال правя номер fazer um truque vystřelit si z einen Streich spielen lave sjov med κάνω φάρσα gastar una broma tembutama, koerust tegema شیرین کاری کردن؛ کار بامزه و سرگرم کننده کردن tehdä kepponen jouer un tour לְשַטוֹת בְּ- ऐसा मजाक करना जिससे दूसरा परेशान हो जाए nasamariti, našaliti se s kim megtréfál vkit membodohi, memperdayakan gabba, plata (fare uno scherzo) いたずらをする 못된 장난을 치다 iškrėsti (kam) pokštą, apgauti (ką) izspēlēt joku (ar kādu) izjokot menakut-nakutkan kattekwaad uithalen lure, spille et puss robić kawał سرګرم کوونکی او له خوند نه ډک کار a juca o festă подшучивать, пугая или одурачивая vystreliť si z zagosti jo komu izvoditi trikove spela ngn ett spratt, skoja med ngn หลอกเล่น oyun oynamak 捉弄某人 пожартувати над کھيل کرنا، تماشہ کرنا dọa ai, gạt ai 捉弄某人 a trick of the tradeĪn expression used by children on Halloween to ``threaten'' people that they will do annoying tricks if they do not get sweets or small presents. In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and. He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed. To do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid.
