mischief-maker

See also: mischiefmaker

English

Alternative forms

• mischiefmaker

Noun

mischief-maker (plural mischief-makers)

1. A person who makes mischief.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker

   • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 90:

     He also revelled in controversy and was a great mischief-maker and stirrer-up of trouble[.]

Further reading

• “mischief-maker”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.