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MISCHIEF-MAKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
Synonyms:
bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mischief-maker" is a kind of...):
persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mischief-maker"):
agitator; fomenter (one who agitates; a political troublemaker)
disturber (a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion)
badgerer; heckler (someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections)
devil; heller; hellion (a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man))
hellhound (a very evil man)
firebrand; inciter; instigant; instigator; provoker (someone who deliberately foments trouble)
blusterer; loudmouth (a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly)
cut-up; hoaxer; practical joker; prankster; tricker; trickster (someone who plays practical jokes on others)
rioter (troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority)
