mischief-maker
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Henry Arundell, a 20-year-old fresher in the side, had been chief mischief-maker by scoring five of 11 tries in a 71-0 win.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023
There were three sisters, Rosalee, Virginia and Quinsha, and a growing number of children, including the quiet Destiny, who was a basketball standout, and Quintien, a mischief-maker who seemed to charm everyone he met.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
It's like the third-grader who knows that the teacher's gonna yell at them — the mischief-maker?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2017
Photograph: John Berens/Frieze Outside, the LA mischief-maker Paul McCarthy has installed a red inflatable balloon dog that towers over the tent.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2013
Here we have evidently a reminiscence of Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue, the mischief-maker of the Ultonians.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
