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
Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 2025
The first week of June feels restless, as busybody Mars rouses chatty Mercury on June 5.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Research on nearly 500,000 Wikipedia users reveals three rabbit hole types: hunters, busybodies and dancers.
—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
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 2025
The first week of June feels restless, as busybody Mars rouses chatty Mercury on June 5.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Research on nearly 500,000 Wikipedia users reveals three rabbit hole types: hunters, busybodies and dancers.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
Noun
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Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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John Pineda of Forest City Wildlife Control in London, Ontario, was called to a home after a hefty intruder became wedged in the ceiling.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 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 Mark is a spy flick centered on Eden (Alba), an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The 57-year-old son of a schoolteacher, Munir ran Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency before becoming top general in 2022.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a novel and compelling scenario and offers a refreshing alternative to collisions from interplanetary interlopers explaining the destruction of a former Saturnian moon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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The European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) was ready for the closeup, snapping imagery of the interloper using its Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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