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troublemaker

[ truhb-uhl-mey-ker ]

noun

  1. a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.

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troublemaker

/ ˈٰʌəˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person who makes trouble, esp between people
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰdzܲˌ쾱Բ, adjectivenoun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰdzb·iԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of troublemaker1

First recorded in 1910–15; trouble + maker
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Pretending they're only going after a few "troublemakers" gets them there.

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Abrego Garcia is not the only person who has been held in legal limbo by the Trump administration as part of its crackdown on “illegal immigrants” and foreign “troublemakers.”

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“You had the most amazing cast in the world, so you took one person out who is a troublemaker to begin with. I’m just gonna say it.”

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As the dispute has dragged on, the critics have got louder, dubbing the girls as troublemakers rather than game-changers.

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The plot is framed by testimony developed at a subsequent congressional investigation, chaired by a senator played by Al Franken, formerly a real-life senator, with Eliza Coupe as an opposition troublemaker.

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