What's the difference between meddler and muddler?

Meddler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Whatever else Valérie Trierweiler has been portrayed as – vengeful harpy, ambitious meddler, undignified ex – she is also a woman who has had her heart broken.
  • (2) Charles has waited decades to become King, he doesn't have the prospect of a long reign and he is a meddler by nature.
  • (3) In short, the meddlers had simply delivered another stealth tax.
  • (4) He is a city-dweller, a Whitehall centralist, a natural meddler, an interventionist at home and abroad.
  • (5) People will be watching to see if the action taken is in line with what is thought to be his view … People are sceptical and suspicious, and they have a right to know if the king has taken an interest.” The cache will tell another story too: that far from being a hobbyist meddler, the prince has been engaged in systematic and extensive lobbying of ministers.
  • (6) Even political opponents have supported Mr Livingstone against the adjudication panel, widely regarded as meddlers in the democratic process.

Muddler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, muddles.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Blood pressure was assessed by the random zero muddler method by trained nurses at screenings between March 1981 and August 1982; 47 men who received pharmacologic treatment for previously diagnosed hypertension were excluded from the analyses.
  • (2) The performance of the Copal Digital Sphygmomanometer UA251, a new semi-automatic blood pressure recorder, was evaluated by comparing the results obtained simultaneously and on the same arm using the standard zero-muddler sphygmomanometer.

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