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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Recent Examples of troublemaker
Larry King’s straight man to Schwartz’s rambunctious troublemaker.
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Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Read has played the troublemaker part on and off over the last decade.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Scientists suggest that non-conformists are not necessarily the rebels or troublemakers in the workplace.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks The 50-year-old Mr. Mondlane might appear to some as an election denier and populist troublemaker.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Read has played the troublemaker part on and off over the last decade.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Scientists suggest that non-conformists are not necessarily the rebels or troublemakers in the workplace.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks The 50-year-old Mr. Mondlane might appear to some as an election denier and populist troublemaker.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for troublemaker
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“Troublemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublemaker. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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