Definitions for practical joker
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prac′tical joke′(n.)
a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
Origin of practical joke:
1840–50
prac′tical jok′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker(noun)
someone who plays practical jokes on others
Wiktionary
practical joker(Noun)
someone who instigates practical jokes
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