noun
- a person who stirs up quarrels or discord; a troublemaker
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The village makebate spread rumors to turn neighbors against each other.
- He was known as a makebate who delighted in causing arguments.
- The court dismissed him as nothing more than a makebate seeking attention.
- She refused to listen to the makebate’s inflammatory gossip.
- The makebate’s constant meddling eventually backfired on him.