meddlers
meddlers is the plural of meddler.
Meaning of meddler
Noun
meddler (plural meddlers)
- 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....
- Synonyms:
- busybody, kibitzer, marplot, nosey parker
Questions about meddlers
- What is meddlers the plural of?
- Meddlers is the plural of meddler.
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