April 01, 2012
- prankster (noun)
- \PRANK-ster\

- What does it mean?
- : a player of pranks
- How do you use it?
- We still can't figure out how the pranksters managed to get an entire bus onto the roof of the town hall for April Fools' Day.
- Are you a word wiz?
A prankster is someone who plays pranks, which are tricks or mischievous or playful acts. What do you think the "-ster" in "prankster" means?
The "-ster" suffix is used to refer to people who make or use something. A lot of "-ster" words are for people who cause mischief or make us laugh. For example, a "jokester" makes jokes, while a "trickster" plays tricks on people or performs tricks for them. Two less common words that also use "-ster" to refer to funny people are "quipster" and "punster." A quip is a clever remark or funny saying, something a "quipster" would say. A "punster" is someone who makes puns, which are funny ways to say words so that their meanings or sounds make people think of more than one thing.

