mischief-maker
Americannoun
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Origin of mischief-maker
First recorded in 1700–10
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Henry Arundell, a 20-year-old fresher in the side, had been chief mischief-maker by scoring five of 11 tries in a 71-0 win.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023
There were three sisters, Rosalee, Virginia and Quinsha, and a growing number of children, including the quiet Destiny, who was a basketball standout, and Quintien, a mischief-maker who seemed to charm everyone he met.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2022
Surrealist mischief-maker Luis Buñuel gives no answers or explanations.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2020
Her Dame Judi Dench is a kleptomaniac mischief-maker, clogging toilets in five-star hotels just because as a “national treasure,” she can get away with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2016
The cat in harness darted around the corner, and disappeared in the shadows; while the mischief-maker swung the eggs on his arm, and, appearing suddenly to have observed Chester, stopped whistling, out of respect.
From Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
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