(as a nickname or quasi-proper name) a perpetrator of mischief.

a mischievous rogue.

A cause or source of harm or evil; spec. a person whose conduct or influence is harmful or mischievous. Now usually in weakened sense: a person…

A mischievous person, esp. a child; a person whose behaviour one disapproves of but who is nonetheless likeable or attractive. Frequently as a…

With an adjective or other modifier: a person with the specified characteristics. Frequently connoting the qualities of mischievous energy…

Originally, a low-born base-minded rustic; a man of ignoble ideas or instincts; in later use, an… Used playfully, or without serious imputation of…

transferred. Applied with jocular hyperbole to a person or agency causing mischief or annoyance. Often with qualifying word or phrase.

spec. A ‘child’ of the devil, or of hell. Applied to a human being. (Often humorous.)

In extended use. A person, animal, or thing likened to a sprite, esp. in being diminutive, lively, or mischievous. Cf. fairy, n. 4.

Applied to a person who causes trouble. Cf. plague, n. 4a.

A man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; an incorrigible scamp. Often used playfully.

a scoundrel, a ne'er-do-well.