What do you call someone who likes to pick fights?
What do you call someone who likes picking fights? The only expression I've heard so far is "shit stirrer" (sorry for the curse word).
Is there anything out there that's less slang-like? Something I can say to anyone without using the word "shit"?
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What do you call someone who likes picking fights? The only expression I've heard so far is "shit stirrer" (sorry for the curse word).
Is there anything out there that's less slang-like? Something I can say to anyone without using the word "shit"?
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Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
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What do you call someone who likes picking fights? The only expression I've heard so far is "shit stirrer" (sorry for the curse word).
Is there anything out there that's less slang-like? Something I can say to anyone without using the word "shit"?
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asked 2 hours ago
KyleKyle
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What do you call someone who likes picking fights? The only expression I've heard so far is "shit stirrer" (sorry for the curse word).
Is there anything out there that's less slang-like? Something I can say to anyone without using the word "shit"?
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KyleKyle
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KyleKyle
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KyleKyle
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KyleKyle
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Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
– Jasper
53 mins ago
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1
Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
– Jasper
53 mins ago
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1
Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
– Jasper
53 mins ago
Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
– Jasper
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Consider the words below:
Scrapper (informal) - a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
contest (source).
Fighter - a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don't give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).
By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It's not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.
answered 1 hour ago
EngurooEnguroo
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Pugnacious fits:
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Oxford Dictionaries
You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.
answered 1 hour ago
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The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.
Some published definitions include:
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.
hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.
answered 7 mins ago
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If he likes to be boxing, you can say:
Boxer, a person who likes to have boxing matches with others.
A funny way tho, but still:
Bulldozer, very aggressive to others.
answered 52 mins ago
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belligerent, contentious, aggressive, truculent, combative, pugnacious, etc. depending on the exact context. I agree with Laurel that M-W has good guides for choosing the right word - you can see one such guide here under “choose the right synonym”.
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Consider the words below:
Scrapper (informal) - a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
contest (source).
Fighter - a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don't give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).
By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It's not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.
answered 1 hour ago
EngurooEnguroo
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Consider the words below:
Scrapper (informal) - a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
contest (source).
Fighter - a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don't give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).
By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It's not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.
answered 1 hour ago
EngurooEnguroo
3,4131626
add a comment |
Consider the words below:
Scrapper (informal) - a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
contest (source).
Fighter - a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don't give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).
By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It's not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.
answered 1 hour ago
EngurooEnguroo
3,4131626
Consider the words below:
Scrapper (informal) - a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
contest (source).
Fighter - a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don't give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).
By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It's not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.
answered 1 hour ago
EngurooEnguroo
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EngurooEnguroo
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Pugnacious fits:
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Oxford Dictionaries
You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.
answered 1 hour ago
LaurelLaurel
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Pugnacious fits:
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Oxford Dictionaries
You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.
answered 1 hour ago
LaurelLaurel
5,24211228
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Pugnacious fits:
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Oxford Dictionaries
You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.
answered 1 hour ago
LaurelLaurel
5,24211228
Pugnacious fits:
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Oxford Dictionaries
You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.
answered 1 hour ago
LaurelLaurel
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The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.
Some published definitions include:
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.
hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
99.1k8127245
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The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.
Some published definitions include:
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.
hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
99.1k8127245
add a comment |
The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.
Some published definitions include:
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.
hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
99.1k8127245
The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.
Some published definitions include:
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.
hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
99.1k8127245
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
99.1k8127245
answered 7 mins ago
J.R.♦J.R.
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If he likes to be boxing, you can say:
Boxer, a person who likes to have boxing matches with others.
A funny way tho, but still:
Bulldozer, very aggressive to others.
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
add a comment |
If he likes to be boxing, you can say:
Boxer, a person who likes to have boxing matches with others.
A funny way tho, but still:
Bulldozer, very aggressive to others.
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
add a comment |
If he likes to be boxing, you can say:
Boxer, a person who likes to have boxing matches with others.
A funny way tho, but still:
Bulldozer, very aggressive to others.
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
If he likes to be boxing, you can say:
Boxer, a person who likes to have boxing matches with others.
A funny way tho, but still:
Bulldozer, very aggressive to others.
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
answered 52 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1704
answered 52 mins ago
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belligerent, contentious, aggressive, truculent, combative, pugnacious, etc. depending on the exact context. I agree with Laurel that M-W has good guides for choosing the right word - you can see one such guide here under “choose the right synonym”.
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belligerent, contentious, aggressive, truculent, combative, pugnacious, etc. depending on the exact context. I agree with Laurel that M-W has good guides for choosing the right word - you can see one such guide here under “choose the right synonym”.
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answered 7 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
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belligerent, contentious, aggressive, truculent, combative, pugnacious, etc. depending on the exact context. I agree with Laurel that M-W has good guides for choosing the right word - you can see one such guide here under “choose the right synonym”.
edited 3 mins ago
J.R.♦
99.1k8127245
answered 7 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
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belligerent, contentious, aggressive, truculent, combative, pugnacious, etc. depending on the exact context. I agree with Laurel that M-W has good guides for choosing the right word - you can see one such guide here under “choose the right synonym”.
edited 3 mins ago
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answered 7 mins ago
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J.R.♦
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MixolydianMixolydian
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Do you want a term that refers primarily to picking physical fights, or do you want a more general term for causing inter-personal conflict?
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