as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
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Recent Examples of busybody
Research on nearly 500,000 Wikipedia users reveals three rabbit hole types: hunters, busybodies and dancers.
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Not that Miss Manners believes that hearing that explanation — or any other — would discourage a determined busybody.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Fiona Shaw plays the maiden sister of Roger Muldoon, friend of Grace, general busybody, possessor of zero ability to read a room.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Not that Miss Manners believes that hearing that explanation — or any other — would discourage a determined busybody.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Fiona Shaw plays the maiden sister of Roger Muldoon, friend of Grace, general busybody, possessor of zero ability to read a room.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
Noun
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The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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If God forbid anything ever happened where an intruder comes into our school, our district doesn't lock up the phones.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As authorities try to track and capture the extra-terrestrial interloper, the newfound friends form a symbiotic connection, with their well-being hinged on each other.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
30 Dec. 2020
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Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
6 June 2018
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“Busybody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busybody. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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