as in torturer
a person who causes trouble; a person who creates problems or difficulties involving other people
He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.
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The two potential troublemakers that most concern U.S. officials are Russia and North Korea.
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David Ignatius, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Once the war started, NKVD troops set up camps in the occupied territories of Poland and the Baltics to identify troublemakers and recruit agents.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2022
The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Maitland trying to scare the Deetz family out of their Connecticut with the help of a foul-mouthed troublemaker named Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton).
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
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David Ignatius, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Once the war started, NKVD troops set up camps in the occupied territories of Poland and the Baltics to identify troublemakers and recruit agents.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2022
The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Maitland trying to scare the Deetz family out of their Connecticut with the help of a foul-mouthed troublemaker named Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton).
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
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