troublemaker

noun trou·ble·mak·er \ ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kər \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: troublemaker in a Sentence

Definition of troublemaker

: a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble

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troublemaking

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Examples of troublemaker in a Sentence

He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.

Recent Examples of troublemaker from the Web

Climate troublemaker El Niño is forecast for this coming fall and winter, the Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday.

— doyle rice, USA TODAY, "It's back: El Niño expected later this year, forecasters say," 14 June 2018
Police fired tear gas on troublemakers on the margins of the largely festive protest Saturday.

— Washington Post, "Thousands party at Paris protest to show anger at Macron," 5 May 2018
Related Putin has dismissed Navalny as a troublemaker bent on sowing chaos on behalf of Washington.

— NBC News, "Protesters detained as thousands rally against Putin's government," 5 May 2018
Other troublemakers found for sale may include Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica).

— kenneth setzer, miamiherald, "These plants are troublemakers in South Florida gardens. Avoid them. | Miami Herald," 20 Apr. 2018
Former troublemaker Javonii Merrit now hopes to be a future coach.

— christopher dawson, CNN, "Rugby transforms Memphis teens' lives," 29 May 2018
Research shows that black boys are much more likely to be labeled as troublemakers than white boys.

— dahleen glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Yes, white ‘privilege’ is still the problem," 29 Mar. 2018
Here, Khloé — who was dating French Montana at the time — stars as a masked troublemaker in the rapper’s 4-minute video.

— grace gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, "Every Single KarJenner Music Video Cameo to Make Your Day That Much Brighter," 15 Mar. 2018
But the Tooth Fairy, as every child knows, has tricks of her own, and an epic battle of diminutive troublemakers ensues.

— nara schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, "Children's books: 'Ghost Boys' offers remarkable, kid's-eye-view of violence," 11 May 2018

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