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 busybody neighbor was hilarious.
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Marisa Silver
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Such nanny state meddling in social media is something only a busybody in Sacramento could possibly think is a worthwhile exercise of legislative activity.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Jemma is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town’s busybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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Marisa Silver
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Such nanny state meddling in social media is something only a busybody in Sacramento could possibly think is a worthwhile exercise of legislative activity.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Jemma is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town’s busybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for busybody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
Noun
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Defenders can have a hard time distinguishing an intruder from a normal administrator in a busy environment, especially when the intruder is deliberately trying to make their actions look like ordinary activity.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Security dogs roamed the halls, ready to attack any intruder.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 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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Healey announced a similar military operation in November after Russia deployed the spy ship Yantar to the North Sea in 2025.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Less than a week before the incident, the victim testified against Mohammed in an eviction hearing, prompting Mohammed to accuse him of being a government spy.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Researchers spent years running increasingly sophisticated experiments to pin down the interloper.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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The interloper — whether male or female — is allowed to stay.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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