troublemaker

troublemaker
[[t]trʌ̱b(ə)lmeɪkə(r)[/t]]
troublemakers
N-COUNT
If you refer to someone as a troublemaker, you mean that they cause unpleasantness, quarrels, or fights, especially by encouraging people to oppose authority.

The regional governor has been given powers to outlaw strikes and expel suspected troublemakers.


English dictionary. 2008.

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