troublemaker

noun

trou·ble·mak·er ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kər

Synonyms of troublemaker next

: a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble

troublemaking

ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kiŋ

adjective or noun

Examples of troublemaker in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web However, these measures are not enough to stop all of the potential troublemakers. —

Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023 Options are necessary as many individuals fear being labeled troublemakers, unable to roll with the punches or solve their own problems, Kapor Klein believes. —

Anna Oakes, Quartz, 5 May 2023 Other frequent troublemakers like ants and flies come in through cracks around doors and windows. —

Lori Keong, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023 In the hands of Chinese police officers, biometric data is a powerful tool for identifying people regarded as potential troublemakers. —

Cate Brown, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023 Rip current risk enhanced by tropical troublemakers A handful of tropical systems hundreds of miles away are churning up the Atlantic Ocean and may lead to danger for people headed to the beach. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023 Just consider this fascinating new nugget from TIME’s Molly Ball about how the far-right Freedom Caucus is dealing with its own troublemaker, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: members had a meeting about her after some pretty outlandish conduct, but Greene herself isn’t sure if she got expelled or not. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 19 July 2023 Both plots feel more rooted in abstract stereotypes — the greedy (and, uncomfortably, Jewish) landowner, the hothead troublemaker — than specific relationships. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 7 July 2023 But the evacuation of white-collar workers made way for an influx of homeless people and drug users — and more than a few troublemakers striding in the front door. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023 See More

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