mischiefmaker
One causing trouble
A mischiefmaker is someone who causes trouble or stirs up problems, often playfully rather than maliciously.
The word suggests a person who enjoys creating minor chaos or discord: The youngest sibling was the family's mischiefmaker.
Also spelled mischief-maker.
Tiny magical troublemaker
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- spriteTiny magical creature
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
leprechaun · gamine · whimsical · frolicsome · playful · roguish · waggish · cheeky
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
fomenter · disruptor · pot-stirrer · inciter · stirrer · agent provocateur · hothead · incendiary
Cutup or wild card
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- hoaxerOne who deceives playfully
- teaserSomething that piques interest
wag · buffoon · clown · comedian · farceur · mimic · impersonator · masquerader
Rejects prevailing social standards
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
freethinker · bohemian · contrarian · heretic · rabble-rouser · agitator · insurgent · subversive
pixie
Tiny magical troublemaker
goblin · leprechaun · gamine · whimsical · frolicsome · playful · roguish · waggish · cheeky · naughty
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · fomenter · disruptor · pot-stirrer · inciter · stirrer · agent provocateur · hothead · incendiary · antagonist
joker
Cutup or wild card
teaser · wag · buffoon · clown · comedian · farceur · mimic · impersonator · masquerader · practical joker
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
dissenter · freethinker · bohemian · contrarian · heretic · rabble-rouser · agitator · insurgent · subversive · mutineer
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
slyboots · sneak · deceiver · conniver · manipulator · operator · intriguer · rogue · scoundrel · knave
mischiefmakerpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
mediator · peacekeeper · diplomat · reconciler · conciliator
mischiefmakergoody-goody
Affectedly moral person
angel · goody two-shoes · conformist · straight arrow · teacher's pet
make, maker, mischief, mischievous, mischievously, mischievousness, mischief-maker