MISCHIEF-MAKER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)