prankster vs cut-up

prankster and cut-up both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prankster	Yes	No	No	No
cut-up	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prankster and cut-up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of prankster include hoaxer, practical joker, tricker, trickster.

prankster (noun)	cut-up (noun)
someone who plays practical jokes on others	someone who plays practical jokes on others