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meddlerenUK
med·dle M0186500 (mĕd′l)intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my cell phone! [Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.] med′dler (mĕd′lər, mĕd′l-ər) n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | meddler - an officious annoying person who interferes with othersunwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcomebackseat driver - a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advicebusybody, nosey-parker, nosy-parker, quidnunc - a person who meddles in the affairs of othersbuttinsky - a meddler who tends to butt inkibitzer - (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others |
meddlernounA person given to intruding in other people's affairs:busybody, interloper, quidnunc.Informal: kibitzer.Slang: buttinsky.Archaic: pragmatic.Translationsmeddle (ˈmedl) verb to interfere. She was always trying to meddle. 管閒事 干预,管闲事 ˈmeddler noun 好事者 爱管闲事的人,干涉者 ˈmeddlesome adjective fond of meddling. a meddlesome old woman. 愛管閒事的 爱管闲事的IdiomsSeemeddlemeddlerenUK
Synonyms for meddlernoun a person given to intruding in other people's affairsSynonyms- busybody
- interloper
- quidnunc
- kibitzer
- buttinsky
- pragmatic
Words related to meddlernoun an officious annoying person who interferes with othersRelated Words- unwelcome person
- persona non grata
- backseat driver
- busybody
- nosey-parker
- nosy-parker
- quidnunc
- buttinsky
- kibitzer
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