BUSYBODY

busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc

(noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

busybody (plural busybodies)

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

Synonyms

• (one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive): marplot, meddler, kibitzer, nosy parker

Source: Wiktionary

Bus"y*bod`y, n.; pl. Busybodies.

Definition: One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person. And not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 1 Tim. v. 13.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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