variants
also kibbitzers
as in intruders
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 kibitzers
At times, a dozen kibitzers looked on.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitzers
Noun
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But not to feel safer or catch potential intruders.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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This time of year, coyotes spend much of their time surveying the boundaries of their territory, marking it and watching for any intruders.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The gossips leak letters indicating the family’s ruthlessness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hometown gossips and lonely girls to the front.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On the Beach, Cold War spies, and a certain fictional cat named Virtute.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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The monotone transmission recalled the manner in which deep-cover Cold War spies for the KGB and CIA once received orders.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most genocides begin with extraordinarily compelling stories—ones that transform neighbors and friends into interlopers, invaders, infections, and infestations.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Owing to its wealth, the county had caught the attention of political interlopers in the past.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Kibitzers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzers. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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