makebate

American  

[meyk-beyt] / ˈmeɪkˌbeɪt /

noun

Archaic.

1. a person who causes contention or discord.

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Etymology

Origin of makebate

First recorded in 1520–30; make ¹ + bate ² )

Example Sentences

But after all he pays well that pays with gold; and Mike Lambourne was never a makebate, or a spoil-sport, or the like.

From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir

He appears to have played the part of firebrand and makebate in the John Scott duel already referred to.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George

Barillon was therefore directed to act, with all possible precautions against detection, the part of a makebate.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron