troublemaker
Syllables: troub·le·mak·er/ˈtɹʌbəlˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/
troublemaker noun: one who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
Noun
troublemaker (plural troublemakers)
- One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
- local troublemaker
- serial troublemaker
- A complainer.
- Synonyms:
- bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic, criticizer, faultfinder
troublemaker meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
troublemaker in Tamil
- வம்புக்கிழுப்பவன்
troublemaker in Urdu
- آشوب گر, مزاحم
troublemaker in Bengali
- troublemaker
- গিরিঙ্গিবাজ giriṅgibaj
troublemaker in Malayalam
- one who causes trouble, especially deliberately
- കുഴപ്പക്കാരൻ kuḻappakkāraṉ
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- troublemaker in Arabic
- مُثِير لِلْمَشاكِل muṯīr li-l-mašākil, مُثِير لِلْمَتَاعِب muṯīr li-l-matāʕib
- troublemaker in Thai
- นักเลง nák-leeng, อันธพาล an-tá-paan
- troublemaker in Vietnamese
- người gây rối
Examples of troublemaker in a sentence
- The teacher separated the known troublemakers from the rest of the class.
- He gained a reputation as a political troublemaker.
Synonyms of troublemaker
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Forms of troublemaker
| plural | troublemakers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | trouble-maker |
| alternative form | trouble maker |
Origin of troublemaker
From trouble + make + -er.
Questions about troublemaker
- What does troublemaker mean?
- Troublemaker means one who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
- What is troublemaker in Tamil?
- Troublemaker in Tamil is வம்புக்கிழுப்பவன். See Troublemaker meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use troublemaker in a sentence?
- The teacher separated the known troublemakers from the rest of the class.
- What part of speech is troublemaker?
- Troublemaker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce troublemaker?
- Troublemaker is pronounced /ˈtɹʌbəlˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of troublemaker?
- The plural of troublemaker is troublemakers.
Words near troublemaker in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: troublemaker (page history and authors); troublemaker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); troublemaker (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); গিরিঙ্গিবাজ (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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