meddler

noun

Definition of meddlernext
as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others a meddler who stayed up all night watching the neighbors

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Recent Examples of meddler Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 The factory owners called her a meddler and insisted that the cost of protecting workers would destroy American industry. — Michelle A. Williams, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026 But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddler
  1. intruder
  2. busybody
  3. gossiper
  4. spy
  5. interloper
Noun
  • Surveillance video reviewed by business operators captured an intruder entering the property and driving off in the vehicle.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The couple’s two adult daughters, ages 26 and 28, were also at home and were attacked by the intruders.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of intruder
Noun
  • This is because the assumptions about Majid, the insistence upon reading him as a political avatar, is not confined to busybodies on the street.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But these townswomen — whether the undersexed Bakerwoman (Ella Bruccoleri ) or the prim, cruel busybody the Tailor’s Wife (a deliciously scheming Elizabeth Debicki) — are deeply unhappy with their own lot in life.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of busybody
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • Both British actors certainly have the acting pedigree to play the suave spy, taking up the mantle after Daniel Craig’s 15-year run.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Its title refers to a deep-cover agent left behind after a spy ring is busted, to bide their time and await instructions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • The song itself is about this kind of community — and the interlopers that sometimes parachute into it.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Styles, and fellow A-listers like George Clooney or Tom Hanks, are inevitable interlopers.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of interloper

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“Meddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddler. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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