bad actor

bad actor
noun
: an unruly, turbulent, or contentious individual : troublemaker

Nick's horse was a notorious bad actor, a kicker — D.M.Mankiewicz

the boy became a bad actor early and ended in reform school

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1. a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
2. a vicious animal.
3. an inveterate criminal.
[1940-45]

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bad actor,
Slang.
1. a person or animal that behaves badly.
2. an incorrigible or unscrupulous person.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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