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muddler

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

First recorded in 1850–55; muddle + -er1
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  • A meddler is always a muddler;' how well I remember her saying that.

  • And I'm sure that Muddler won't never think no more about it.

    Pencil Sketches

    Eliza Leslie

  • Dear knows there would be a pair of them—one's as much of a muddler as the other!

    The Imperialist

    (a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • She called him a muddler and a slouch, and other invidious names, for his slackness and his disregard of healthful food.

    Adventure

    Jack London

  • Richard ran the country well enough for a time or two, and he's been a muddler from his childhood.

British Dictionary definitions for muddler

muddler

noun
  1. a person who muddles or muddles through
  2. US an instrument for mixing drinks thoroughly
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