meddler

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meddler

/ˈmɛdlə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈmɛdlɚ/ US
/ˈmɛdl̩ɚ/ US

Sounds like medlar

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

noun 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 aſki
Similar: busybody, kibitzer, marplot, nosey parker

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noun one who meddles or interferes

Español	metiche, entremetido, entrometido, intrusete
Français	fouineur, fouineuse
Italiano	ficcanaso, impiccione
Ελληνικά	ανακατωσούρης anakatosoúris

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@misc{meddler_2026,
  title = {meddler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meddler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}