variants also kibbitzer

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Recent Examples of kibitzer Still, there are boundaries to keep the kibitzers out of the law library, operating room and locker room so the experts can get the job done. Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023 Still, there are boundaries to keep the kibitzers out of the law library, operating room and locker room so the experts can get the job done. Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023 These two teamed up on morning radio in 1946 to invent the celebrity-interview talk show, featuring a gamut of guests from Hollywood mermaid Esther Williams to kibitzer-to-presidents Bernard Baruch. Edward Kosner, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022 The problem is partly a failure to appreciate that the Radicals were kibitzers, as many legislators are. Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020 Though all of Mr. Nelson’s Rhinebeck plays have featured strong female characters, in this one, he more or less turns the stage over to them entirely (though Mr. Sanders, wonderful as always, is a gallant kibitzer). Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitzer
Noun
  • If God forbid anything ever happened where an intruder comes into our school, our district doesn't lock up the phones.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • 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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“Kibitzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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