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Synonyms of buttinsky
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
- there's always some buttinsky who has to tell you there's a better way to do whatever you're doing
Synonyms for buttinsky
- busybody,
- interferer,
- interloper,
- intermeddler,
- intruder,
- kibitzer
- (also kibbitzer),
- meddler,
- nosey parker
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to buttinsky
- gaper,
- gawker,
- gawper
- [chiefly British],
- gazer,
- peeper,
- peeping Tom,
- prier
- (also pryer),
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- snoop,
- snooper,
- spy
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“Buttinsky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttinsky. Accessed 31 Oct. 2020.
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