troublemaker
noun
trou·ble·mak·er
ˈtrə-bəl-ˌmā-kər 
: a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble
Examples of troublemaker in a Sentence
He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.
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But occasionally, a troublemaker slips through and inflames the linings inside our twin noses.
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Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The actress and singer was accompanied by her costar, Joaquin Phoenix, who stars as the titular troublemaker.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
The company blamed those missteps on data voids and online troublemakers deliberately trying to steer its AI technology in a wrong direction.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Authoritarian governments could use deepfakes to discredit dissidents, facial recognition to enable round-the-clock mass surveillance, and predictive analytics to identify potential troublemakers.
—Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The actress and singer was accompanied by her costar, Joaquin Phoenix, who stars as the titular troublemaker.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
The company blamed those missteps on data voids and online troublemakers deliberately trying to steer its AI technology in a wrong direction.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Authoritarian governments could use deepfakes to discredit dissidents, facial recognition to enable round-the-clock mass surveillance, and predictive analytics to identify potential troublemakers.
—Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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“Troublemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublemaker. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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troublemaker
noun
trou·ble·mak·er
ˈtrəb-əl-ˌmā-kər
: a person who causes problems or disagreements
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