All mischiefmaker synonyms

noun mischiefmaker

• troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
• gremlin — a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
• hellion — a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
• imp — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
• rogue — a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
• scamp — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
• crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
• rascal — a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
• blackguard — an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
• caitiff — a cowardly or base person
• cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
• creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
• dastard — a contemptible sneaking coward
• good-for-nothing — worthless; of no use.
• heel — a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person: We all feel like heels for ducking out on you like this.
• lowlife — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
• maggot — a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
• miscreant — depraved, villainous, or base.
• ne'er-do-well — an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.
• reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
• scalawag — a scamp; rascal.
• thief — a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
• vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
• villain — a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
• wretch — a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
• bad news — someone or something regarded as undesirable
• black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
• incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
• agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
• demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
• evildoer — A person who commits profoundly immoral and malevolent deeds.
• firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.
• incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
• inciter — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• instigator — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
• mischief-maker — a person who causes mischief, especially one who stirs up discord, as by talebearing.
• punk — Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a homosexual. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a boy.
• rabble-rouser — a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for his or her own interests; demagogue.
• recreant — cowardly or craven.
• rowdy — a rough, disorderly person.
• agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
• inflamer — (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
• loose cannon — a person whose reckless behavior endangers the efforts or welfare of others.
• smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
• wise guy — Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
• ringleader — a person who leads others, especially in opposition to authority, law, etc.: a ringleader of revolutionary activities.
• knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
• meddler — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
• nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
• provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.