hell-raiser

American  

[hel-rey-zer] / ˈhɛlˌreɪ zər /

noun

Informal.

1. a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.

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Etymology

Origin of hell-raiser

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Fedrick could be a hell-raiser, Williams told him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lewis had been a hell-raiser since he was a youth, and he was no different as an adult.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s a DH as in, designated hell-raiser.

From Los Angeles Times

In my review I called him “a cross between Archie Bunker and Charles Laughton as Quasimodo,” and wrote that Aylward attacked “the role with such verve it’s tough to hate the old coot. Scampering and preening, bellowing one minute and squeaking like a weasel the next, flinging back the skirt of his long coat like a monstrous lizard flicking his tail, he’s a magnificent hell-raiser …”

From Seattle Times

And live, it’s a guaranteed hell-raiser.

From New York Times