meddler

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɛdlər/ UK /ˈmɛdlə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who interferes in matters that are not their concern

The committee resented him as an officious meddler.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who interferes in... busybodyinterfererintrudersnoopintermeddler

Word family

Related forms meddle meddlesomemeddling

Etymology

From meddle (from Old French medler, mesler 'to mix', from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin miscēre 'to mix') plus the agentive suffix -er. One who interferes in others' affairs.

medler Old French miscēre Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# meddler

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɛdlər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛdlə/

## Meanings
1. a person who interferes in matters that are not their concern

## Examples
- The committee resented him as an officious meddler.

## Synonyms
- busybody
- interferer
- intruder
- snoop
- intermeddler

## Related Forms
- meddle
- meddlesome
- meddling

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: medler
- Root: miscēre

## Etymology
From meddle (from Old French medler, mesler 'to mix', from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin miscēre 'to mix') plus the agentive suffix -er. One who interferes in others' affairs.

## AI Etymology
Meddler comes from meddle (from Old French medler, mesler 'to mix', from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin miscēre 'to mix') plus the agentive suffix -er. One who interferes in others' affairs. The etymological trail includes Old French medler, Latin miscēre. The same word family includes meddle, meddlesome, meddling. Its current noun use means "a person who interferes in matters that are not their concern".

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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