make-fray

See also: makefray

English

Etymology

make +‎ fray

Noun

make-fray (plural make-frays)

1. (obsolete) Someone who instigates quarrels.

   Alternative form: makefray

   • a. 1656, Joseph Hall, “Satire IV”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume 5, published 1810, page 276:

     If brabbling Make-fray, at each fair and size, / Picks quarrels for to show his valiantize,

Synonyms

• breedbate, brewbate, makebate, make-debate

Translations

troublemaker — see troublemaker