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.
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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
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
Noun
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Defenders can have a hard time distinguishing an intruder from a normal administrator in a busy environment, especially when the intruder is deliberately trying to make their actions look like ordinary activity.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Security dogs roamed the halls, ready to attack any intruder.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Claire was initially surprised that this busybody had assumed the role of her official helper without an invitation.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The film, which debuted on Netflix April 1, deploys a deliberately eccentric tone, mixing slapstick, satire and spy-thriller tropes with Das’ irreverent comedic sensibility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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When spy satellites first captured images of the Zitong network in 1971, US intelligence deemed the sites a gamechanger.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The interloper — whether male or female — is allowed to stay.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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An analysis of the recordings showed that the parents behaved aggressively toward the divers more often when the human interlopers were staring at the offspring or the parent, compared with when the diver was looking in another direction or completely turned away.—
Gennaro Tomma,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Meddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddler. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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