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meddler
noun
One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
1759:
Adam Smith,
The theory of moral sentiments
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:The prudent man is not willing to subject himself to any responsibility which his duty does not impose upon him. He is not a bustler in business where he has no concern; is not a in other people's affairs; is not a professed counsellor or adviser, who obtrudes his advice where nobody is asking it.
1868:
Horatio Alger,
Struggling Upward
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:"Yes, Mr. Coleman, I have," answered Luke steadily. "I thought it my duty to inform this man of your character. I have advised him to put his money into a savings-bank."
:"Curse you for an impertinent !" said Coleman wrathfully. "I'll get even with you for this!"
:"You can do as you please," said Luke calmly.
1934:
H. P. Lovecraft,
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Through_the_Gates_of_the_Silver_Key/Chapter_8
:"Stop!" The hoarse, oddly alien voice of the Swami held a tone beyond all mere earthly fright "I told you there was another form of proof which I could give if necessary, and I warned you not to provoke me to it. This red-faced old is right; I'm not really an East Indian. This face is a mask, and what it covers is not human.
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