marplot

[ mahr-plot ]

/ ˈmɑrˌplɒt /

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noun

a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.

Origin of marplot

First recorded in 1700–10; mar + plot.Marplot was a character in a farce, The Busie Body (1709), by Susanna Centlivre, circa1667–1723, English actress, poet, and playwright

Words nearby marplot

maroquin, maror, Maros, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, marouflage, marplot, Marprelate, Marq., Marquand, marque, marquee

Example sentences from the Web for marplot

Our only marplot has been laid by the heels at the very nick of time.
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Jaqueline had followed her sister, though she knew Varina was generally the marplot in their play.
A Little Girl in Old Washington|Amanda M. Douglas
“The marplot, madam, has the instinct of his nature,” returned Gondremark.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Marplot, an officious bungler, who spoils everything he interferes with.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

Holding fast to these beliefs, Cimarron Bill rode forth full of an unconscious willingness to play the marplot.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis

单词	marplot
释义	marplot [ mahr-plot ] / ˈmɑrˌplɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marplot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling. Origin of marplot First recorded in 1700–10; mar + plot.Marplot was a character in a farce, The Busie Body (1709), by Susanna Centlivre, circa1667–1723, English actress, poet, and playwright Words nearby marplot maroquin, maror, Maros, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, marouflage, marplot, Marprelate, Marq., Marquand, marque, marquee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marplot Our only marplot has been laid by the heels at the very nick of time. Cripps, the Carrier\|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore Jaqueline had followed her sister, though she knew Varina was generally the marplot in their play. A Little Girl in Old Washington\|Amanda M. Douglas “The marplot, madam, has the instinct of his nature,” returned Gondremark. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson Marplot, an officious bungler, who spoils everything he interferes with. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten Holding fast to these beliefs, Cimarron Bill rode forth full of an unconscious willingness to play the marplot. The Sunset Trail\|Alfred Henry Lewis Words related to marplot damper, downer, drag, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, party pooper, sourpuss, cold water, grinch, proser, spoilsport
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marplot

noun

Origin of marplot

Words nearby marplot

Example sentences from the Web for marplot

Words related to marplot