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    mis·chief-mak·er
    /ˈmisCHəfˌmākər/

    noun

    • 1. a person who deliberately creates trouble for others.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mischief-makerMischief-maker Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MISCHIEF-MAKER is one that makes mischief : one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. How to use mischief-maker in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordMISCHIEF-MAKER - Find out everything about this English word |...

    If you say that someone is a mischief-maker, you are criticizing them for saying or doing things which are intended to cause trouble between people.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › mischief-maker_nmischief-maker, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun mischief-maker is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for mischief-maker is from 1675, in a diary entry by Robert Hooke, natural philosopher. mischief-maker is formed within English, by compounding.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDefinition of 'mischief-maker' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If you say that someone is a mischief-maker, you are criticizing them for saying or doing things which are intended to cause trouble between people. [ disapproval ] The letter had come from an unknown mischief-maker.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › mischief-makerMischief-maker Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. mischief-makers. A person who causes mischief; esp., one who creates trouble by gossiping. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: scamp. imp. hellion. gremlin. rogue. bad-hat. troubler. trouble-maker. troublemaker. scoundrel. Mischief-maker Sentence Examples.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISCHIEF-MAKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the activity of intentionally causing problems for people: He accused James of mischief-making by raising allegations against Mr Aitken. Synonym. devilment old-fashioned. See also. mischief. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad and wrong behaviour. act out. angel. ASB. astray. at your worst idiom. be up to no good idiom.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › mischief-makerMISCHIEF-MAKER Definition & Usage Examples - Dictionary.com

    Mackenzie was not at heart an ill-natured man, and he would have repudiated with indignation the charge of being a mischief-maker. Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham With regard to them and their affairs she was what they often angrily accused her of being—a busy-body and even a mischief-maker .

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISCHIEF-MAKING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    the activity of intentionally causing problems for people: He accused James of mischief-making by raising allegations against Mr. Aitken. Synonym. devilment old-fashioned. See also. mischief. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad and wrong behavior. act out. angel. ASB. astray. at your worst idiom. be up to no good idiom. go around.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › mischief-makermischief-maker | meaning of mischief-maker in Longman Dictionary...

    mischief-maker meaning, definition, what is mischief-maker: someone who deliberately causes trouble ...: Learn more.

  11. www.wordsmyth.netmischief-maker | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English...

    The meaning of mischief-maker. Definition of mischief-maker. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.