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also kibbitzer
as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
a nosy kibitzer who always knows who is dating whom
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Recent Examples of kibitzer
Still, there are boundaries to keep the kibitzers out of the law library, operating room and locker room so the experts can get the job done.
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Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
These two teamed up on morning radio in 1946 to invent the celebrity-interview talk show, featuring a gamut of guests from Hollywood mermaid Esther Williams to kibitzer-to-presidents Bernard Baruch.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
The problem is partly a failure to appreciate that the Radicals were kibitzers, as many legislators are.
—Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
Though all of Mr. Nelson’s Rhinebeck plays have featured strong female characters, in this one, he more or less turns the stage over to them entirely (though Mr. Sanders, wonderful as always, is a gallant kibitzer).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
These two teamed up on morning radio in 1946 to invent the celebrity-interview talk show, featuring a gamut of guests from Hollywood mermaid Esther Williams to kibitzer-to-presidents Bernard Baruch.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
The problem is partly a failure to appreciate that the Radicals were kibitzers, as many legislators are.
—Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
Though all of Mr. Nelson’s Rhinebeck plays have featured strong female characters, in this one, he more or less turns the stage over to them entirely (though Mr. Sanders, wonderful as always, is a gallant kibitzer).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitzer
Noun
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Matt Damon originated the role of the spy who suffers from psychogenic amnesia and is forced to unlock his connection to the CIA.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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The incident comes one day after the Trump administration released new and newly unredacted spy agency files about 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So will Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, which finds the director — once an indie interloper, now an industry veteran — re-creating the Los Angeles of his youth and using a story of a friendship, aging, and insecurity to reflect on a moment of tremendous change in film history.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Capys, who are often suspicious of interlopers like me, can also be unfriendly with members of their own species who are not part of their family group.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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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