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also kibbitzer
as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
a nosy kibitzer who always knows who is dating whom
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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.
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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
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
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
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
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
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
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Oh no, the uncles are mini-golfing in Biloxi and spy Mina with Demetrius.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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The international community continues to watch closely as tensions simmer and Iran's spy crisis deepens.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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This relatively tiny interloper traveled like a dart through the core of the Bullseye about 50 million years ago, leaving rings in its wake like ripples in a pond.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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These intestinal interlopers include Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale, which are the leading hookworms worldwide, including in the US.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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The first week of June feels restless, as busybody Mars rouses chatty Mercury on June 5.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 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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“Kibitzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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