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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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
His older brother, Leonard Kibrick, had played the main troublemaker in the series, giving Spanky (George McFarland), Alfalfa (Carl Switzer), Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) and Darla (Darla Hood) a hard time, before Bond replaced him in 1936.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Before Jackson's diagnosis more than a decade ago, Ferguson said, her son wasn't a troublemaker.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
His older brother, Leonard Kibrick, had played the main troublemaker in the series, giving Spanky (George McFarland), Alfalfa (Carl Switzer), Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) and Darla (Darla Hood) a hard time, before Bond replaced him in 1936.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Before Jackson's diagnosis more than a decade ago, Ferguson said, her son wasn't a troublemaker.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Blame the storm track and climate troublemaker La Niña, AccuWeather says.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Troublemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublemaker. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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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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