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
The first week of June feels restless, as busybody Mars rouses chatty Mercury on June 5.
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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
Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
Noun
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That message also said the midshipman injured today mistook security forces for an intruder and that the incident was part of a wave of false active-shooter reports across the country.—
Emma Bussey , Jasmine Baehr , Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The potential intruder surprises her in the water.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 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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This is mostly an over-the-top spy thriller with wild shootouts, great suspense and some really intense action, but this scene took it to another level entirely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Padrino accused Washington of sharply intensifying aerial surveillance of Venezuela, citing a surge in spy flights last month.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fact, military strikes provide an otherwise illegitimate head of state like Maduro with the opportunity to rally the Venezuelan population against a foreign interloper.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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As authorities try to track and capture the extra-terrestrial interloper, the newfound friends form a symbiotic connection, with their well-being hinged on each other.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
1 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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