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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Before Jackson's diagnosis more than a decade ago, Ferguson said, her son wasn't a troublemaker.
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Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Mindy went from having sort of nothing to too much, and the idea of Mindy and Alfie was just too irresistible, these two troublemakers who find each other.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
Blame the storm track and climate troublemaker La Niña, AccuWeather says.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Fishing with his father and grandfather was a welcome release, but school brought out his inner troublemaker.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 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 31 Dec. 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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