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Meaning of "hell-raiser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELL-RAISER

hell-raiser  [ˈhelˌreɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELL-RAISER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hell-Raiser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELL-RAISER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hell-raiser in the English dictionary

The definition of hell-raiser in the dictionary is someone who causes trouble.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELL-RAISER


appraiser
əˈpreɪzə
brazer
ˈbreɪzə
dispraiser
dɪsˈpreɪzə
embrasor
ɪmˈbreɪzə
eraser
ɪˈreɪzə
Fraser
ˈfreɪzə
Frazer
ˈfreɪzə
fundraiser
ˈfʌndˌreɪzə
grazer
ˈɡreɪzə
hair-raiser
ˈheəˌreɪzə
impresa
ɪmˈpreɪzə
paraphraser
ˈpærəˌfreɪzə
phraser
ˈfreɪzə
praiser
ˈpreɪzə
raiser
ˈreɪzə
raser
ˈreɪzə
razer
ˈreɪzə
razor
ˈreɪzə
reappraiser
ˌriːəˈpreɪzə
upraiser
ʌpˈreɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELL-RAISER

hell
hell for leather
hell house
hell of a
hell or high water
hell to pay
hell-raising
Hell´s Angel
hellacious
hellaciously
Helladic
Hellas
hellbender
hellbent
hellbox
hellbroth
hellcat
helldiver
Helle
hellebore

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELL-RAISER

advertiser
adviser
archaiser
cruiser
curtain raiser
curtain-raiser
fire raiser
Hebraiser
Judaiser
Kaiser
localiser
merchandiser
miser
mobiliser
moisturiser
optimiser
organiser
riser
utiliser
visualiser

Synonyms and antonyms of hell-raiser in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hell-raiser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELL-RAISER

Find out the translation of hell-raiser to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hell-raiser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hell-raiser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地狱序幕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hell- raiser
570 millions of speakers

English

hell-raiser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नरक उठाने वाले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجحيم جامع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ад - сборщик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inferno - raiser
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোন্দলে লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfer -raiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neraka neraka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hell-raiser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地獄調達者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지옥 모금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neraka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa ngục - raiser
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரகத்தில்-கூச்செறியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नरक-अपयश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cehennem-yetiştiricisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hell - raiser
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hodowca piekło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ад - складальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iad de fonduri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόλαση - raiser
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hel - voorwedstryd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hell - raiser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hell- raiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hell-raiser

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL-RAISER»

The term «hell-raiser» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL-RAISER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hell-raiser» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hell-raiser» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hell-raiser

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3 QUOTES WITH «HELL-RAISER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hell-raiser.
1
Mary Harris Jones
I'm not a humanitarian. I'm a hell-raiser.
2
Mother Jones
I'm not a humanitarian, I'm a hell-raiser.
3
Dusty Springfield
Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELL-RAISER»

Discover the use of hell-raiser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hell-raiser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Hell-Raiser (Mills & Boon Blaze) (Men Out of Uniform - ...
Sleeping with the enemy.
Rhonda Nelson, 2009
2
The Hell Raiser
Roughhewn lumberman Sam Ferguson had little use for prissy city Miss Elizabeth Caldwell. If he had to cart the persnickety female safely through the Montana wilds, the least he could do was raise a little hell along the way.
Dorothy Glenn, 2006
3
From Hell Raiser to Hall of Famer: Best of Times
I would like to go back in time 70 years to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and let Tommy Aiken get me into trouble as we grow up during the best of times.
‎2013
4
Hell Raiser
His fellow actors speak highly of his generosity and charm, but others have seen a darker side brought on by his legendary drinking and famous sexual exploits.O'Toole stands comparison with the likes of Richard Burton, Richard Harris and ...
Carolyn Soutar, 2009
5
The Gentleman & the Hell Raiser
In The Gentleman, Stephen Ferguson sets out to teach western tomboy Jessie Randall how to be a lady, while, in The Hell Raiser, Sam Ferguson finds himself journeying through the Montana wilderness with his brother's proper fiance+a7e, ...
Kristin James, Dorothy Glenn, 1997
6
Renaissance Culture in Poland: The Rise of Humanism, 1470-1543
8. The. Hell-Raiser. Who. Became. Primate. of. Poland. O;. kne of the stunning achievements of the renovation by Italian artists of the royal compound on the Wawel Hill in Cracow in the time of King Sigismund I was the erection of the ...
Harold B. Segel, 1989
7
Facing the Enemy: A Look into One Man's Journey
The others who did not agree with his talk at first got up and started shouting after the pastor made that statement about a person can be a hell-raiser and go to heaven. Shortly after that, someone called that same A.M. radio station. They asked ...
Jim Hubbard
8
Six Men Built the Modern Auto Industry
CHAPTER. THREE. Hell-Raiser. Honda. Breaks. the. Mold. Japan's catastrophic world of 1945 was a breeding ground for Soichiro Honda's particular brand of genius. His appreciation for simplicity and opportunity grew out of the misery of ...
Richard Alan Johnson
9
Rum Diary
Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were ...
Hunter S. Thompson, 2011
10
Big Sky Mountain (Mills & Boon M&B)
The "First Lady of the West," #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller, brings you to Parable, Montana—where love awaits.
Linda Lael Miller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELL-RAISER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hell-raiser is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Atticus Finch's dark side | GulfNews.com
Another pivotal difference between the two books concerns the decision to make Scout (“juvenile desperado, hell-raiser extraordinary”) the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
2
'Teamsters and Turtles' concert Wednesday in Ashland helps …
"In 2009 Anne Feeney, union maid, hell-raiser and labor singer, energized crowds from L.A. to Bellingham with her Sing Out for Single Payer ... «Ashland Daily Tidings, Jul 15»
3
Cry Me a River, Andrea Smith
Smith was a real spitfire and a hell-raiser. She wielded theory and residential school accounts verbatim. Her work was nothing more than the ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
4
Ben Says: 'Stay in school!' Second in a series of talks with Ben …
But I was a good printer, something of a hell-raiser and a "learn-what-you-can-in-whatever-way-you-can" person for the next seven years. «Chambersburg Public Opinion, Jul 15»
5
Ken Stabler remembered as 'a hell-raiser, a good man'
Roll Bama Roll honors the QB as "a consummate gentlemen, a hell-raiser, a humble country boy from Foley, a ferocious competitor, a good ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
6
Review: Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' - The New York Times
Another pivotal difference between the two books concerns the decision to make Scout (“juvenile desperado, hell-raiser extraordinary”) the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' gives Atticus Finch a dark side
Another pivotal difference between the two books concerns the decision to make Scout ("juvenile desperado, hell-raiser extraordinary") the ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
8
The inside story of music's Mr Angry
GINGER Baker has been described as the most talented drummer there ever was, a legendary jazz percussionist and an occasional hell-raiser. «North Yorkshire Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Speech by Foreign Minister Frank‑Walter Steinmeier at an event …
It is clear that, especially our country, which was once a hell-raiser and a destroyer of order, must in this century be a force for order in a special ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
British Grand Prix 2015: A more mature Lewis Hamilton emerges …
... on those children who look up to him, from his hometown of Stevenage to right across the world. Hamilton is not a hell-raiser like James Hunt. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hell-Raiser [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hell-raiser>. Apr 2024 ».
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