mis·chief-mak·er

(mĭs′chĭf-mā′kər)

One who causes mischief.

mis′chief-mak′ing n.

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mischief-maker

a person who deliberately causes trouble, esp for his or her own ends

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

mischief-maker - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

bad hat, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler

unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome

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

hellion, devil, heller - a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"

hellhound - a very evil man

inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker, firebrand - someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"

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

Translations

mischief-maker

[ˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkəʳ] N (= trouble-maker) → revoltoso/a m/f; (= gossip) → chismoso/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mischief-maker

n → Unruhestifter(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mischief-maker

[ˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkəʳ] n (troublemaker) → chi semina discordia; (gossip) → maldicente m/f

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Yes, do not fail to give this mischief-maker my message.

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He was a sneak and a thief, a mischief-maker, a fomenter of trouble; and irate squaws told him to his face, the while he eyed them alert and ready to dodge any quick-flung missile, that he was a wolf and worthless and bound to come to an evil end.

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"What do I here seek?" answered he: "the same that thou seekest, thou mischief-maker; that is to say, happiness upon earth.

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"They say he is a mischief-maker, a tramp, a street urchin--"

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From all I can learn of him, he is a sort of Puck, a professional mischief-maker. I don't suppose there's anything an outsider could find out which would be really useful to us, but all the same, if I had the time, I should certainly go down to Norfolk myself."

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A veteran politician, such as he, would never fall asleep with wide-open eyes, lest some enemy or mischief-maker, taking him thus at unawares, should peep through these windows into his consciousness, and make strange discoveries among the remniniscences, projects, hopes, apprehensions, weaknesses, and strong points, which he has heretofore shared with nobody.

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"That was foolishness, for though Tabaqui is a mischief-maker, he would have told thee of something that concerned thee closely.

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"Good," he said to himself, "there go all the mischief- makers." Unfortunately, all the mischief-makers constituted the entire audience.

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When mischief-makers don't meddle even a German beats Buonaparte.

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It is the first of 79 Beano annuals published to date and features comic strips, stories and illustrations - but does not include mischief-maker Dennis the Menace, who made his first appearance in 1951.

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It is the first of 79 Beano annuals with comic strips, stories and illustrations - but does not include mischief-maker Dennis the Menace, who made his first appearance in 1951.

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4) Mischief-maker or turning plate: the mischief- maker is set within the bathtub of the garments washer.

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