Meddler

Meddler
Meddler Med"dler, n. One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody. [1913 Webster]

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  • Meddler — can refer to: Meddler (short story), a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick Meddler (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse from the early 1900 s Meddler Island, included in the List of Torres Strait Islands This disambiguation page lists… …   Wikipedia

  • meddler — (n.) late 14c., practitioner, agent noun from MEDDLE (Cf. meddle) (v.). Meaning one who interferes, a nuisance is mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • meddler — || medlÉ™(r) n. one who meddles, one who interferes in other people s business …   English contemporary dictionary

  • meddler — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

  • meddler — meddle ► VERB ▪ interfere in something that is not one s concern. DERIVATIVES meddler noun meddlesome adjective. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin miscere to mix …   English terms dictionary

  • Meddler (horse) — Meddler Sire St. Gatien Grandsire The Rover Dam Busybody Damsire Petrarch Sex Stallion Foaled 1890 …   Wikipedia

  • Meddler (short story) — Meddler is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Future Science Fiction, October, 1954 with illustration by Virgil Finlay.[1] Dick had submitted many short stories to magazines and made approximately fifteen… …   Wikipedia

  • meddler — noun see meddle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • meddler — See meddle. * * * …   Universalium

  • meddler — Synonyms and related words: Dutch uncle, Paul Pry, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, busybody, butt in, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, guide, instructor, intermeddler, kibitzer, mentor, monitor, nestor …   Moby Thesaurus

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