troublemaker
a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
Origin of troublemaker
1Other words for troublemaker
Other words from troublemaker
- trou·ble·mak·ing, noun
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How to use troublemaker in a sentence
Months later, he purged the state party of troublemakers ahead of what would be his final re-election bid in 2016.
No, Trumpism Isn’t Over. Look at What Just Happened in Arizona | Philip Elliott | January 25, 2021 | TimeThe union reminded flight attendants that the best solution is to keep potential troublemakers off planes.
FAA warns of jail time, fines as airports and airlines prep for unruly passengers ahead of the inauguration | Ian Duncan, Lori Aratani | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostIf other leaders are tone-policing you, and you’re too loud, you’re like a troublemaker—we all know that’s what happens to people like me—then if someone defends you, they’re obviously going to also be a problem for the other leaders.
“I started crying”: Inside Timnit Gebru’s last days at Google—and what happens next | Karen Hao | December 16, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewLast year, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong used the occasion to don Halloween-themed masks at a time the city’s government had banned face coverings to make it easier to identify troublemakers.
I am happy to report that our listenership includes plenty of troublemakers as well as smoothers-over.
How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 19, 2019 | Freakonomics
Trailblazing comedian and troublemaker Joan Rivers died on Thursday at the age of 81.
What Joan Rivers Said She Would Do If She Were Dictator of America | Asawin Suebsaeng | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Nasty Gal queen went from troublemaker to CEO of a million-dollar company in just a few years.
The ‘Nasty Gal’ Invasion: Sophia Amoruso Wants to Create an Army of #GIRLBOSSes | Alison Baitz | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Broken” is the first song the Canadian troublemaker unleashed.
In later years, Mandela would translate it with mingled pride and self-deprecating humor as “troublemaker.”
Ted Cruz is known as a right-wing troublemaker, but he is tame compared to his dad.
The Six Craziest Quotes From Ted Cruz’s Father, Rafael Cruz | Brandy Zadrozny | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe don't know whether you're working for him or not, but you're a troublemaker.
A World is Born | Leigh Douglass BrackettBrownie was a troublemaker, Brownie talked too much, Brownie philosophized in a world that ridiculed philosophy.
Derelict | Alan Edward NourseYet the bloody shirt lingered long as a troublemaker, and was invoked by both parties.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2) | Henry WattersonWell, I can hardly be called a troublemaker, and you had a pretty peaceful time with me.
Creditors; Pariah | August StrindbergIn such cases, Investigations had stepped in and the Martian or Earthling troublemaker had been sent to the rare-earth mines.
Blind Spot | Bascom Jones
British Dictionary definitions for troublemaker
/ (ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkə) /
a person who makes trouble, esp between people
Derived forms of troublemaker
- troublemaking, adjective, noun
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