troublemaker

What it means

1. One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

   local troublemaker

   3 more examples

   serial troublemaker

   The teacher separated the known troublemakers from the rest of the class.

   He gained a reputation as a political troublemaker.

2. A complainer.

   Synonyms: bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic

In a sentence

local troublemaker

Where it comes from

1. Englishtrouble
2. Proto-Germanic*makaz
3. Proto-West Germanic*mak
4. Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
5. Old Englishmacian
6. Middle Englishmaken
7. Englishmake
8. Englishtroublemaker

From trouble + make + -er.