QUIDNUNC
busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc
(noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quidnunc (plural quidnuncs)
(archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal.
Synonyms: busybody, buttinsky, gossip, newsmonger, yenta
Source: Wiktionary
Quid"nunc, n. Etym: [L., what now]
Definition: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle stories of quidnuncs." Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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