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# troublemaker

noun (a troublemaker, troublemakers)

«troublemaker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A troublemaker is a person who often causes problems, for example by breaking rules, starting fights or upsetting others on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#m1)

### In the lessons

Common in school life and stories; a teacher may move a troublemaker to the front. It tells the reader the character tends to misbehave, although stories often show a "troublemaker" has reasons or can change. Phrases: «a real troublemaker», «a bit of a troublemaker», «known as a troublemaker».

### Examples

- The teacher sat the troublemaker near her desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x1)
- Jake had been called a troublemaker since infant school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x2)
- The troublemakers were sent to the head's office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x3)
- She was not a troublemaker; she was just bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x4)
- One troublemaker spoiled the trip for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x5)
- Don't label him a troublemaker; give him a chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun, one word: trouble + maker. Close words: rascal, rebel, stirrer (UK informal). Trap: labels stick; a child who once caused trouble is not always a troublemaker.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «troublemaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/troublemaker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«troublemaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/troublemaker.html) on Mova free.