intermeddler
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others: an "intermeddler" is someone who involves themselves in matters that do not concern them, often without invitation or authority.
Usage Examples
- (Someone who interferes in others' private matters.)
- (A person who meddles in others' work.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be an intermeddler in someone's life": to habitually intrude into personal matters.
- He is an intermeddler in his children's careers, despite their requests for independence. (He interferes in their professional choices.)
Variants and Related Words
- Intermeddle (verb): to interfere or meddle in the affairs of others.
- She should not intermeddle in their family disputes. (She should not interfere without being asked.)
- Intermeddling (noun/adj): the act of interfering; characterized by interference.
- His constant intermeddling annoyed everyone at the meeting. (The act of interfering.)
Synonyms
- Meddler: a person who interferes in others' business.
- Busybody: someone who pries into others' affairs.
- Intruder: one who enters or involves themselves where they are not welcome.
- Nosy person: someone who is overly curious about others' lives.
Related Idioms
- Stick one's nose in: to involve oneself in something that is not one's concern.
- He always sticks his nose in where it doesn't belong, just like an intermeddler. (He meddles unnecessarily.)
- Poke one's nose into: to intrude or pry into others' affairs.
- Stop poking your nose into my plans, you intermeddler! (Stop interfering.)