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troublemaker

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trou⋅ble⋅mak⋅er

[truhb-uhl-mey-ker]
–noun
a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, esp. one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.

Origin:
1910–15; trouble + maker


trou⋅ble⋅mak⋅ing, noun


instigator, fomenter, inciter, rabble-rouser.
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trou·ble·mak·er   (trŭb'əl-mā'kər)   
n.  One that stirs up trouble or strife.
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