"hoaxer" in Chinese (Simplified)
恶作剧者骗子
Definition
恶作剧者指的是通过让人们相信虚假的事情来欺骗他们的人，通常是为了开玩笑或欺骗。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Hoaxer' 通常用于新闻、媒体或法律语境，带有一定的负面含义，多指有意欺骗而非单纯的玩笑。不要和“prankster”（爱开玩笑的人）混淆。
Examples
The police caught the hoaxer who sent fake emails.
警方抓到了发送假邮件的**恶作剧者**。
A hoaxer made a fake news story go viral.
一个**恶作剧者**让假新闻变得流行起来。
The hoaxer pretended to be a famous actor online.
这个**恶作剧者**假装自己是网络上的著名演员。
People didn't believe the rumors because they knew the city had a history of hoaxers.
大家没有相信这些谣言，因为他们知道这个城市以前就有**恶作剧者**的历史。
After the prank was revealed, the hoaxer apologized publicly.
恶作剧被揭穿后，**恶作剧者**公开道歉了。
It's sometimes hard to tell if a message is from a hoaxer or a genuine person online.
有时候很难判断消息是来自**恶作剧者**还是网络上的真实用户。