troublemaker
noun
trou·ble·mak·er
ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kər 
: a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble
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He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.
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Mindy Kaling once called me a Loki, like a bit of a troublemaker.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Photograph courtesy Peter Matthiessen estate The second of three children, Matthiessen was the resident troublemaker.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Seth Evans, another passenger on the flight, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the troublemaker was shouting that gay people were giving him cancer, cooking and radiating him.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Sometimes there’s a kid who is labeled a ‘troublemaker’ who just needs to be heard.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Photograph courtesy Peter Matthiessen estate The second of three children, Matthiessen was the resident troublemaker.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Seth Evans, another passenger on the flight, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the troublemaker was shouting that gay people were giving him cancer, cooking and radiating him.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Sometimes there’s a kid who is labeled a ‘troublemaker’ who just needs to be heard.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for troublemaker
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“Troublemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublemaker. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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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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