Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Trickery /trĭk'-ẽr-ē/ · Trick·er·y · IPA /ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ 01 n. The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture. 1. The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.