mischief-maker
One causing trouble
A mischief-maker is someone who causes trouble or disruption, often playfully rather than maliciously.
The term suggests pranks, petty disturbances, or stirring up conflict among others: The class mischief-maker hid the teacher's chalk.
It can also describe someone who deliberately provokes discord: a mischief-maker spreading rumors.
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- scampMischievous young person
- rascalLovable troublemaker
joker · jester · wag · clown · buffoon · hoaxer · comedian · gagster
Authority defier
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
dissident · agitator · provocateur · rabble-rouser · instigator · firebrand · troublemaker · hellraiser
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · fomenter · disruptor · antagonist · stirrer · inciter · plotter · schemer
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
rascal · joker · jester · wag · clown · buffoon · hoaxer · comedian · gagster · japer
rebel
Authority defier
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
contrarian · dissident · agitator · provocateur · rabble-rouser · instigator · firebrand · troublemaker · hellraiser · enfant terrible
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
rabble-rouser · firebrand · fomenter · disruptor · antagonist · stirrer · inciter · plotter · schemer · intriguer
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
charlatan · rogue · cheat · deceiver · hustler · conman · trickster · blackguard · rapscallion · scalawag
elfin
Small and sprite-like
sly · roguish · waggish · frolicsome · knavish · devilish · spritely · fey · whimsical · capricious
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- Tricksterstrickster, Loki, rascal, Anansi, Puck
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- wisecrackerssmart aleck, smartass, smartmouth, smartypants, wisecracker
mischief-makergoody-goody
Affectedly moral person
angel · peacemaker · conformist · straight arrow · teacher's pet