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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

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

clod, donkey, dunce, blunderer, butterfingers, klutz, dolt, bonehead, idiot, butcher, botcher, incompetent, fool, numskull, blockhead, ignoramus, duffer, fumbler, bumbler, spoiler

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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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