meddler

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He’s a meddler, a blowhard and a hothead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2020

Why would a talented coach want to work under Jones, a notorious meddler?

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2018

As he explained it, from the time he had assumed his post he had been viewed by police officials as a meddler in the department’s business.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2017

Selznick could be a heavy-handed meddler, but in Ackroyd’s view, Selznick rightly overruled Hitchcock on how to approach their first collaboration, “Rebecca.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2016

I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly