mischief-maker

[ mis-chif-mey-ker ]

/ ˈmɪs tʃɪfˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

a person who causes mischief, especially one who stirs up discord, as by talebearing.

Origin of mischief-maker

First recorded in 1700–10

OTHER WORDS FROM mischief-maker

mischief-making, adjective, noun

Words nearby mischief-maker

miscellanist, miscellany, mischance, mischanter, mischief, mischief-maker, mischief night, mischievous, misch metal, mischoose, miscible

Example sentences from the Web for mischief-maker

I wish he was, said I.—Dost thou threaten me, mischief-maker, and insolent as thou art?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded|Samuel Richardson
Another snapped his fingers, saying the man was not only a fool, but a mischief-maker.
The Von Toodleburgs|F. Colburn Adams
He called the Blue-jay, the mischief-maker of the woods, and told him what to do.
Woodland Tales|Ernest Seton-Thompson
He had always suspected that fellow of being a mischief-maker, and now he stood revealed.
The Hall and the Grange|Archibald Marshall

“Loki, the Mischief-Maker, running through creation—” Gunnar muttered.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam