monkey

Meanings

• any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
• one who is playfully mischievous
• play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Synonyms

fiddle, imp, mess around, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, tamper, tinker