noun
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a person who muddles or muddles through
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an instrument for mixing drinks thoroughly
Etymology
Origin of muddler
Example Sentences
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Drop the other caperberry at the bottom of a cocktail shaker and crush it with a muddler, so that it’s torn open and the inner seeds are well exposed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
"Of course he's a bad painter," says Clark, when I suggest that some critics consider Lowry to be more muddler than stylist.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
We used Worden Lures 1/6th oz black Roostertail spinners or #6 cone head muddler minnows with a small Mack's Lures smile blade in front for an attractor.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2013
Finally his prose is etched with a toothpick, not a muddler.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2012
She called him a muddler and a slouch, and other invidious names, for his slackness and his disregard of healthful food.
From Adventure by London, Jack
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