It has the original meaning, a `sprite or hobgoblin that plays tricks, especially at night in people's houses; a poltergeist.
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A sprite is a tricky ghost.
( ( A sprite ) ( ( is ( a ( tricky ghost ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN sprite)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ tricky) (NN ghost))) (. .)))