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troublemaker

noun

/ˈtɹʌbəlˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From trouble + make + -er.

derived from *maǵ-✻ — “to knead, oil”
inherited from *gamakô✻ — “companion, comrade”
inherited from *gamakō✻
inherited from ġemaca — “a mate, an equal, companion, peer”
inherited from make
formed as troublemaker — “trouble + make + -er”

Definitions

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
A complainer.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for troublemaker. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA