kibitzer

ki·bitz·er

noun \ˈki-bət-sər, kə-ˈbit-\

Definition of KIBITZER

: one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment <a kibitzer at a card game>; broadly : one who offers opinions

Variants of KIBITZER

ki·bitz·er also kib·bitz·er \ˈki-bət-sər, kə-ˈbit-\

Examples of KIBITZER

1. <a nosy kibitzer who always knows who is dating whom>

First Known Use of KIBITZER

1922

Related to KIBITZER

Synonyms: buttinsky (also buttinski), interferer, interloper, intermeddler, intruder, busybody (also kibbitzer), meddler, nosey parker [chiefly British]

Related Words: gaper, gawker, gawper [chiefly British], gazer, peeper, peeping Tom, prier (also pryer), rubberneck, rubbernecker, snoop, snooper, spy; blabber, discloser, gossip, gossiper, prattler, quidnunc, revealer, teller; betrayer, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale; snake, sneak; informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon

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