gremlin

noun

(obsolete) A contemptible person. / An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.

He was known as a gremlin among his peers.

意味（1）

(obsolete) A contemptible person.

意味（2）

An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.

意味（3）

Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.

We rechecked everything, and we suspect gremlins in the database.

意味（4）

(surfing, slang) A young, inexperienced surfer, seen as being a nuisance.