Definition of mischief-maker in English:
mischief-maker
noun ˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkəˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkər
A person who deliberately creates trouble for others.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mischief-makers reveled in media baiting.
- A true mischief-maker would have expected that kind of response and mocked me, or at least betrayed amusement.
- He was quite the mischief-maker; he once upended a can of spiders during Christmas Mass.
- Traditionally, they were thought to be hoaxes written by mischief-makers or mentally unstable members of the public.
- However, the right candidate will cause any mischief to backfire and harm only the mischief-maker.
Definition of mischief-maker in US English:
mischief-maker
nounˈmɪstʃɪfˌmeɪkərˈmisCHifˌmākər
A person who deliberately creates trouble for others.
Example sentencesExamples
- Traditionally, they were thought to be hoaxes written by mischief-makers or mentally unstable members of the public.
- He was quite the mischief-maker; he once upended a can of spiders during Christmas Mass.
- The mischief-makers reveled in media baiting.
- A true mischief-maker would have expected that kind of response and mocked me, or at least betrayed amusement.
- However, the right candidate will cause any mischief to backfire and harm only the mischief-maker.