An officious meddler whose interference compromises the success of an undertaking.
[After Marplot, a character in The Busy Body, a play by Susannah Centlivre (1669-1723).]
marplot
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mar·plot (mär'plŏt')  |
n.
An officious meddler whose interference compromises the success of an undertaking.
An officious meddler whose interference compromises the success of an undertaking.
| Obscure Words: marplot |
one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by his meddling
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