decoy vs trickster

decoy and trickster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decoy	Yes	No	Yes	No
trickster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trickster is a hypernym of decoy; that is, trickster is a word with a broader meaning than decoy:

Other hypernyms of decoy include accomplice, confederate, beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker.

decoy (noun)	trickster (noun)
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed	someone who plays practical jokes on others
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

decoy (verb)	trickster (verb)
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy