Synonyms for trouble-maker
All synonyms
Noun
1. Rabble-rouser
rabble-rouser, mischief-maker, instigator, firebrand, gadfly, agitator, bad hat, provoker, inciter, troubler, shit-stirrer vulgar slang
Other
punk, bear, squeaky wheel, trouble causer, bhoy, wagpastie dated rare, hempie dated UK
Definitions
- n. 1
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
He gained a reputation as a political troublemaker.
Related words
- Other spellings
- trouble maker troublemaker
Forms
- Plural
- trouble-makers → rabble-rousers, mischief-makers, instigators, firebrands…
Example sentences
- firebrand This candidate used to be left-wing firebrand.
- bear By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
- punk He listened to his old punk records nostalgically.
By length
- 4 letters
- bear1, punk1, bhoy
- 6 letters
- gadfly2, hempie
- 7 letters
- inciter
- 8 letters
- agitator4, provoker, troubler
- 9 letters
- firebrand3, wagpastie
- 10 letters
- instigator4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gadfly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- trublion