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
Whitfield, who is biracial and grew up in the Midwest, is a one-liner machine and mischief-maker who giddily raided Lyons’ closet in the premiere episode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
The movie shares its central gimmick with Wells’ book, but little else, since Whannell’s Invisible Man directs all of his attention toward one person in particular, while Wells’ is more of a general mischief-maker.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2020
"And I do not see myself, why I should take such extra trouble To hunt up this mischief-maker," Said old Anton to himself then.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
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