Marplot
Definitions
A meddlesome person whose activity interferes with the plans of others.
Equivalents
العربيةالفضوليّ
Examples
““The old marplot has discovered the baby,” Monica whispered. “I suppose⟳ it cried and woke him up, and now he thinks he's witness to a miracle.””
“Unthinking Anglo-Saxons regard him as a Gallic marplot, rather than the great twentieth-century statesman he was – certainly the greatest Frenchman since Napoleon.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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