Another word for a troll not on the internet
Solution 1:
Someone who is an instigator or trouble maker. Often the one who starts & passes on all gossip. An extreme example of someone outside of the internet who say goes "trolling" around, is someone who goes looking around for one thing or another. The phrase has been used many times to refer to older men who "troll around" or look around like they are stalking in a predatory fashion for young men or women to attempt to lure them. The term "Troll" coming from the concept that younger individuals consider the older, generally much older individuals, creepy & repulsive like a troll or ogre one would see in a fairy tale.
Solution 2:
There are a number of possibilities, among which are
- mischief-maker
- agitator
- provoker
- provocateur
- insitgator
- fomenter
- spoiler
- spoilsport