Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who causes mischief.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who makes mischief; one who instigates or promotes quarrels or ill-will.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
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Examples
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Lujan, with his distinguished beard and deadpan manner, is an unlikely mischief-maker, which is what gives each of his actions a particular zing.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Nora's Will Marshall Fine 2010
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Lujan, with his distinguished beard and deadpan manner, is an unlikely mischief-maker, which is what gives each of his actions a particular zing.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Nora's Will Marshall Fine 2010
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Shawn Andrews, whose singing filled rooms and who Beatty said "piggy-backed" off resident mischief-maker Seubert, was waived and his replacement, quieter, older brother Stacy, "is nothing like Shawn," Beatty said with a relieved laugh.
A Retooled Giants O-Line, Without the Pranks...So Far Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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The mischief-maker, Parke Kunkle, who started the whole debacle by telling the Star Tribune what days the Earth are now under what constellation signs, has enjoyed the whole affair, saying, "I want people to be talking about the sky, and be thinking about the sky, and thinking about what's going on up there."
The Great Zodiac Revolution of 2011 (Follow-up post -- you had to see this coming) Melissa Bell 2011
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The Mickey portrayed in cartoons like Plane Crazy was much more of a mischief-maker and closer in spirit to Gottfredson's version than the kid-friendly.
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Clark, ever the mischief-maker, clearly can't resist the idea of fooling around in the meantime.
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Jean-Jean is now well and back to being a heart-stealing mischief-maker.
Beverly Bell: Jean-Jean's Survival: What is the Worth of a Haitian Child (Part I) 2010
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Jean-Jean is now well and back to being a heart-stealing mischief-maker.
Beverly Bell: Jean-Jean's Survival: What Is the Worth of a Haitian Child (Part I) 2010
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The Talmud tells a story about a miracle man and mischief-maker named Honi: One day, Honi was walking down a road and saw an old man planting a carob tree.
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The Talmud tells a story about a miracle man and mischief-maker named Honi: One day, Honi was walking down a road and saw an old man planting a carob tree.
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