hell-raiser
noun
a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
hell-raisers
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pluralof hell-raiser.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Shalaiska said she has joined the nation’s nascent “IT army” of volunteer hackers and hell-raisers, who have worked to counter Russian psychological operations by overwhelming their websites and flooding their intelligence officers with spam.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
The 63-year-old, known as the co-founder, bassist and songwriter for rock’s hell-raisers Mötley Crüe, has been happily sober for 20 years.
From Fox News ● Jan. 22, 2022
Having drifted away from the album charts in the late 1970s in favour of classical compositions, she reviewed - and found a place in her heart - for Anglo-Irish hell-raisers The Pogues,
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2017
Frank seethes with the cumulative rage and mania of all the hell-raisers who preceded him, from the juvenile delinquent in Rebel Without a Cause to the ranting lunatic in Apocalypse Now.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2016
Home was a one-bedroom apartment half a mile from the plane, shared by Luke’s mom and twin brothers, Jack-Jack and Petey, hell-raisers even at five.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
