mischief-maker

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See also: mischiefmaker

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Noun

mischief-maker (plural mischief-makers)

  1. A person who makes mischief.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker
    • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 90:
      He also revelled in controversy and was a great mischief-maker and stirrer-up of trouble[.]

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