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People who cause trouble or problems

troublemaker

noun

someone who causes problems, often by being violent or by making others argue or not obey people in authority

nuisance

noun

a person who causes some difficulty or trouble for someone else

trial

noun

someone who causes problems or is annoying

bad news

noun

someone or something that tends to cause trouble

bother

noun

something or someone that causes trouble or annoys you

ringleader

noun

a leader of a group of people who are doing something illegal or wrong

stirrer

noun

someone who tries to cause trouble between other people

handful

noun

someone who is difficult to manage or control

bogeyman

noun

someone or something that people believe is bad and causes problems

an accident waiting to happen

someone who behaves in a way that is likely to cause trouble

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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