troublemaker
noun
trou·ble·mak·er
ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kər 
: a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble
Examples of troublemaker in a Sentence
He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.
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Yet, the monkey proves to be the ultimate troublemaker, as Sun Wukong insults popular gods of the Chinese pantheon and insists on besting them in magical battles.
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Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
But Julius, a drifting troublemaker who was never one to stay in a single place for too long, couldn’t bring himself to stick to the plan.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
And there’s another troublemaker with a sweet tooth.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
As late as 1957, when a group of six Black students held a sit-in protesting segregation at a Durham ice cream parlor, many of Black Durham’s elders deemed them troublemakers.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
But Julius, a drifting troublemaker who was never one to stay in a single place for too long, couldn’t bring himself to stick to the plan.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
And there’s another troublemaker with a sweet tooth.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
As late as 1957, when a group of six Black students held a sit-in protesting segregation at a Durham ice cream parlor, many of Black Durham’s elders deemed them troublemakers.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Troublemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublemaker. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
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troublemaker
noun
trou·ble·mak·er
ˈtrəb-əl-ˌmā-kər
: a person who causes problems or disagreements
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