Meaning & use
meddler
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A person who interferes in other people's affairs without being asked.
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The neighborhood meddler always had an opinion about everyone else's business.
She resented being called a meddler just for offering unsolicited advice.
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"Meddler" traces back to the verb "meddle," originally meaning simply "to mix," before it took on its modern sense of unwanted interference.
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