mischief-maker

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mischief-maker

noun mischief-makers · mischiefmaker

A person who makes mischief. He also revelled in controversy and was a great mischief-maker and stirrer-up of trouble[.]
Similar: agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard, booger, boot boy, bovver boy, brat, brawler

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@misc{mischief_maker_2026,
  title = {mischief-maker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mischief-maker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}