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    TROUBLER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who deliberately stirs up troubleplay

    Synonyms:

    bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("troubler" is a kind of...):

    persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "troubler"):

    agitator; fomenter (one who agitates; a political troublemaker)

    disturber (a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion)

    badgerer; heckler (someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections)

    devil; heller; hellion (a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man))

    hellhound (a very evil man)

    firebrand; inciter; instigant; instigator; provoker (someone who deliberately foments trouble)

    blusterer; loudmouth (a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly)

    cut-up; hoaxer; practical joker; prankster; tricker; trickster (someone who plays practical jokes on others)

    rioter (troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority)

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