fake vs trickster

trickster vs fake

fake and trickster both are nouns.

fake is an adjective but trickster is not an adjective.

fake is a verb but trickster is not a verb.

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

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

fake: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
trickster: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Other hypernyms of fake include beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker.

fake (noun)	trickster (noun)
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player	someone who plays practical jokes on others
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

fake (adjective)	trickster (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

fake (verb)	trickster (verb)
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
make a copy of with the intent to deceive
tamper, with the purpose of deception

Difference between fake and trickster

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