stormy petrel
the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
a person who causes or likes trouble or strife.
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How to use stormy petrel in a sentence
Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the stormy petrel.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarHe found his vein in weekly journalism, and for nearly forty years was the stormy petrel of Canadian politics.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonA fishing-schooner, if well handled, is a veritable stormy petrel in riding out a blow.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayLong before the first outbreak of hostilities in America Miranda had played the part of stormy petrel in other continents.
South America | W. H. KoebelBut the good Bishop he walked as easily as a stormy petrel, for he was a man of God.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for stormy petrel
another name for storm petrel
a person who brings or portends trouble
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