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MEDDLER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An officious annoying person who interferes with others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("meddler" is a kind of...):

persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meddler"):

backseat driver (a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice)

busybody; nosey-parker; nosy-parker; quidnunc (a person who meddles in the affairs of others)

buttinsky (a meddler who tends to butt in)

kibitzer ((Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others)

Derivation:

meddle (intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly)

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