"wind-up merchant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wind-up merchants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wind-up merchant (plural wind-up merchants)
  1. (UK, colloquial) One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-wind-up_merchant-en-noun-23o8gbfe Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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