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Synonyms of busybody
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
Synonyms for busybody
- buttinsky
- (also buttinski),
- interferer,
- interloper,
- intermeddler,
- intruder,
- kibitzer
- (also kibbitzer),
- meddler,
- nosey parker
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to busybody
- gaper,
- gawker,
- gawper
- [chiefly British],
- gazer,
- peeper,
- peeping Tom,
- prier
- (also pryer),
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- snoop,
- snooper,
- spy
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The first known use of busybody was in 1526
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