practical joker vs trickster

practical joker and trickster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
practical joker	Yes	No	No	No
trickster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, practical joker and trickster are synonyms defined as:

practical joker and trickster: someone who plays practical jokes on others

Other synonyms of practical joker include cut-up, hoaxer, prankster, tricker.

practical joker (noun)	trickster (noun)
someone who plays practical jokes on others	someone who plays practical jokes on others
	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