yanker

noun3

1. •
   Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull

   • He's a yanker of braids, a tousler of bangs […] — 1991
2. •
   Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.
3. •
   (Scotland) A brazen lie

   • "Ay, billy, that is a yanker !" said Tam aside : " When ane is gaun to tell a lie, there's naething like telling a plumper at aince, and being done wi't — 1822