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meddler

UK/ˈmɛdlə(ɹ)//ˈmɛdlɚ/

meddler noun: one who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.

Noun

meddler (plural meddlers)

  1. One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
    • The prudent man is not willing to ſubject himſelf to any responſibility which his duty does not impoſe upon him. He is not a buſtler in buſineſs where he has no concern; is not a meddler in other people’s affairs; is not a profeſſed counſellor or adviſer, who obtrudes his advice where nobody is...1790, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments; […] In Two Volumes, 6th edition, volume II, London: […] A[ndrew] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell […]; Edinburgh: W[illiam] Creech, and J. Bell & Co....
    • “Yes, Mr. Coleman, I have,” answered Luke steadily. “I thought it my duty to inform this man of your character. I have advised him to put his money into a savings-bank.”
      “Curse you for an impertinent meddler!” said Coleman wrathfully. “I’ll get even with you for this!”
      “You can do as you please,”...1868, Horatio Alger, Struggling Upward

meddler meaning in Tamil and Urdu

meddler in Tamil

கலகக்குருவி, தலையிடுபவர், நாரதன், அதிகப்பிரசங்கி

meddler in Urdu

دخل انداز

Examples of meddler in a sentence

  • He is not a buſtler in buſineſs where he has no concern; is not a meddler in other people’s affairs; is not a profeſſed counſellor or adviſer, who obtrudes his advice where nobody is aſking it.1790, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments; […] In Two Volumes, 6th edition, volume II, London: […] A[ndrew] Strahan; and T[homas]...
  • This red-faced old meddler is right; I’m not really an East Indian.1934, H. P. Lovecraft, Through the Gates of the Silver Key, chapter 8:

Synonyms of meddler

Forms of meddler

pluralmeddlers

Origin of meddler

From Middle English medlere, medelere, equivalent to meddle + -er.

Questions about meddler

What does meddler mean?
Meddler means one who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
What is meddler in Tamil?
Meddler in Tamil is கலகக்குருவி, தலையிடுபவர், நாரதன். See Meddler meaning in Tamil.
How do you use meddler in a sentence?
He is not a buſtler in buſineſs where he has no concern; is not a meddler in other people’s affairs; is not a profeſſed counſellor or adviſer, who obtrudes his advice where nobody is aſking it.
What part of speech is meddler?
Meddler is a noun.
How do you pronounce meddler?
Meddler is pronounced /ˈmɛdlə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of meddler?
The plural of meddler is meddlers.

Words near meddler in the dictionary

  1. meddled and made
  2. meddled nor made
  3. meddled or made
  4. meddlement
  5. meddlements
  6. meddler
  7. meddlers
  8. meddles
  9. meddles and makes
  10. meddles nor makes
  11. meddles or makes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: meddler (page history and authors); meddler (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); meddler (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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