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hellraiser

noun

Etymology

From hell + raiser. Coined in 1914.

  1. derived from *h₃er-✻
  2. derived from *h₁rey-✻
  3. derived from *rīsaną✻
  4. derived from *raisijaną✻
  5. derived from reisa
  6. inherited from reysen
  7. suffixed as raiser — “raise + er”
  8. compounded as hellraiser — “hell + raiser”

Definitions

  1. A person who engages in wild, wanton behavior

    A person who engages in wild, wanton behavior: one who raises hell.

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