marplot

I don't want to look at you, you flinthearted, scheming marplot!

I longed to hear, for you seemed to enjoy yourselves very much, but I didn't like to be a marplot.

The prophet who is stoned is not a brawler or a marplot.

In it, the character Marplot brings utter confusion to a series of couples who are attempting to woo.

Laura had stayed at home to finish a comic sketch of a village episode for the Monthly Marplot.

A busybody, do-gooder, meddler or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others.

He shall be attended to," answered poor Archie, who was trying to bring up the little marplot with the success of most parents and guardians. "

(A marplot is someone who spoils a plot or hinders the success of an undertaking.)

It is a farce in which Marplot interferes in the romantic affairs of his friends and, despite being well-meaning, frustrates them.

Humpty is Puss’ childhood frenemy: pal, rival and seemingly inept marplot to our hero’s suave efficiency in a crisis.

And if you were not the honest-meaning marplot that you are, Mr. Boyd should teach you a lesson!

Every one of the villagers has committed his several blunder; his genius was good, his stars consenting, but he was a marplot.

Green Gremlin (Jinx, Marplot, Backfire)

On 18 July at Winchester he contested a four mile Sweepstakes in which he finished third to Mr Tetherington's horse Marplot.

No, Steve has been very good, but I know he had rather be with Kitty Van, so of course I feel like a marplot, though he is too polite to hint it.

The characterisation of Marplot as a busybody whose "chief pleasure is knowing everybody's business" was so popular that they appeared as the title character in a sequel, Marplot.

Next, Centlivre took it upon herself to write a sequel to the successful The Busy Body, entitled Marplot, or, The Second Part of the Busie-Body (December 1710).

Trinculo in The Tempest, the First Grave-digger in Hamlet and Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's The Busybody, were among his many favourite parts.

In this particular Billy was a striking instance that the arch interferer, the envious marplot of Eden, still has more or less to do with every human consignment to this planet of earth.

And as they were nearly all church members in good standing, we can imagine that they prayed the Lord to hasten the day when this pestilent marplot in the White House should retire from office.

A restless movement from Laurie suggested that his chair was not easy, or that he did not like the plan, and made the old man add hastily, "I don't mean to be a marplot or a burden."

And Meg led her son away, feeling a strong desire to spank the little marplot who hopped beside her, laboring under the delusion that the bribe was to be administered as soon as they reached the nursery.

In 1758, Catherine and her husband moved to America, and in 1759 Charke attempted to return to the stage in the breeches role of Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's The Busybody.

"When we consider the absolutely vital interest which we have in preserving good relations with the United States," he wired his ministers on May 23, "it seems to me most questionable that we should allow this marplot and mischief-maker to continue the harm he is doing."

Nouns for people who are associated with intrusive behavior include snooper, interferer, interrurpter, intruder, interposer, invader, intervener, intervenist, interventionist, pryer, stickybeak, gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot.