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troublemaker

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈtɹʌbəlˌmeɪkə(ɹ)//

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

noun

  1. 1

    One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

    local troublemaker

    serial troublemaker

    The teacher separated the known troublemakers from the rest of the class.

    He gained a reputation as a political troublemaker.

  2. 2

    A complainer.

Etymology

From trouble + make + -er.

Forms

plural
troublemakers
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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