hell-raiser

[ hel-rey-zer ]

nounInformal.
  1. a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.

Origin of hell-raiser

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby hell-raiser

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How to use hell-raiser in a sentence

  • McCain was a heartthrob when he came back from Vietnam, with his hell-raiser smile and hair turned fetchingly white.

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