as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike
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Recent Examples of tricker
Polymetallic sulfides might prove tricker to exploit.
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Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
His situation becomes tricker when a band of assassins starts chasing him.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
After that, things get a little tricker.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 June 2021
Unlike unmounted options that can be rinsed and dried in a sink, depending on where it’s placed in the bathroom this one could be a bit tricker to clean.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
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Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
His situation becomes tricker when a band of assassins starts chasing him.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
After that, things get a little tricker.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 June 2021
Unlike unmounted options that can be rinsed and dried in a sink, depending on where it’s placed in the bathroom this one could be a bit tricker to clean.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for tricker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricker
Noun
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Attrition is a cheat code for thinning the federal workforce.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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These formulas cleanse the scalp of buildup (a major cause of flat hair, by the way) while plumping strands with conditioning ingredients like hydrating vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, essentially acting as cheat codes for fuller hair straight out of the 90s.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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After three days, the search for an Australian fisherman who was pulled into the ocean by a shark has been suspended.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the past 20 years, global demand for shark and ray meat has nearly doubled, now surpassing the value of the shark fin trade by 1.7 times.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Tricker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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