mischief-maker
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mis·chief-mak·er
(mĭs′chĭf-mā′kər)n.
One who causes mischief.
mis′chief-mak′ing n.
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mischief-maker
n
a person who deliberately causes trouble, esp for his or her own ends
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Noun | 1. | mischief-maker - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome disturber - a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion 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" 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 |
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mischief-maker
[ˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkəʳ] N (= trouble-maker) → revoltoso/a m/f; (= gossip) → chismoso/a m/fCollins 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)
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