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
But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Even today, the vast majority of parents, educators, legislators, and other busybodies think teens and kids in general are spending too much time on TikTok, on Instagram Reels, on YouTube Shorts, on social media, on devices, on screens, and online.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The busybody neighbor was hilarious.
—Marisa Silver
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Even today, the vast majority of parents, educators, legislators, and other busybodies think teens and kids in general are spending too much time on TikTok, on Instagram Reels, on YouTube Shorts, on social media, on devices, on screens, and online.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The busybody neighbor was hilarious.
—Marisa Silver
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
Noun
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But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Cuadra was inside his apartment with his girlfriend and her two young daughters when an unknown intruder kicked in the door, according to court documents.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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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Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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The factory owners called her a meddler and insisted that the cost of protecting workers would destroy American industry.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Epstein had done some of his own detective work by purchasing a spy camera to catch the culprit, who turned out to be a former butler.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that China was using LinkedIn and other social media platforms to recruit spies.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Over the last three local election cycles, the nastiness has come from some interloper.—
Haven Shoemaker,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor and a bodyguard safely stayed clear of the interloper.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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 11 Jun. 2026.
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