Noun: hoaxer howks-u(r)
- Someone who plays practical jokes on others
"The office hoaxer replaced all the pens with crayons";
- prankster, cut-up [N. Amer, informal], trickster, tricker, practical joker
Derived forms: hoaxers
Type of: bad hat [informal], mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler
Encyclopedia: Hoaxer