| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand, heel, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | instigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, knave, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, provocateur, punk*, rabble-rouser, ringleader, sparkplug, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | rascal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unprincipled, does not work hard |
Synonyms: |
beggar, black sheep, blackguard, bully, bum, cad, cardsharp, charlatan, cheat, delinquent, devil, disgrace, felon, fraud, good-for-nothing, grafter, hooligan*, hypocrite, idler, imp, liar, loafer, mischief-maker, miscreant, opportunist, pretender, prodigal, profligate, recreant, reprobate, robber, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, skunk, sneak*, swindler, tough*, tramp, trickster, varmint, villain, wastrel, wretch |
| Main Entry: | scamp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rascal |
Synonyms: |
cheat, cheater, delinquent, fraud, hooligan*, liar, mischief-maker, prankster, rapscallion, reprobate, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scallywag, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, swindler, trickster, troublemaker, villain, whippersnapper |
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, bad actor, firebrand, gremlin, heel, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, smart aleck, snake*, stormy petrel, weasel |
Antonyms: |
peacemaker |
| Main Entry: | vandal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who defiles property |
Synonyms: |
defacer, despoiler, destroyer, hoodlum, looter, mischief-maker, pillager, pirate, plunderer, ravager, thief |
| Main Entry: | villain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil person |
Synonyms: |
antihero, blackguard, brute, caitiff, creep*, criminal, devil, enfant terrible, evildoer, heel, libertine, lowlife, malefactor, mischief-maker, miscreant, offender, profligate, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner, wretch |
| Notes: | a villain is a bad or evil person; a villein was a feudal serf in medieval Europe |
Antonyms: |
hero, heroine |
| Main Entry: | mischief-maker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
Synonyms: |
gremlin, hellion, imp, rogue, scamp |