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muddler

[ muhd-ler ]
/ ˈmʌd lər /
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noun
a swizzle stick with an enlarged tip for stirring drinks, crushing fruit or sugar, etc.
a person who muddles or muddles through.
a miller's thumb.
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Origin of muddler

First recorded in 1850–55; muddle + -er1

Words nearby muddler

muddle, muddle along, muddled, muddlehead, muddleheaded, muddler, muddle through, muddy, muddy the waters, mud eel, Mudéjar
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Words related to muddler

blockhead, blunderer, bonehead, botcher, bumbler, butcher, butterfingers, clod, dolt, donkey, duffer, dunce, fool, foul-up, fumbler, goofball, idiot, ignoramus, incompetent, klutz

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British Dictionary definitions for muddler

muddler
/ (ˈmʌdlə) /
noun
a person who muddles or muddles through
US an instrument for mixing drinks thoroughly
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