as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
the nosey parker next door is insane with frustration because I won't take her advice about how to nurse my baby
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Noun
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The brothers chased the intruder out of the house and into a nearby alley, where a fight broke out.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The family inside the home — a man, a woman and two children — called 911, reporting the intruder, police said.—
Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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And lately, Prime’s recommendations algorithm seems to have taken a shine to it — perhaps mistaking it for a sharp spy game as its human predecessors did, or perhaps not.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Nosey parker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosey%20parker. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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