nosey parkers

noun

plural of nosey parker, chiefly British
as in intruders
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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  1. intruders
  2. spies
  3. gossips
Noun
  • Experts worry about potential ecological domino effects, as the intruders often compete with or eat native species and throw ecosystems off balance.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • Today’s intruders rarely smash through the front entrance.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of intruders
Noun
  • To Robby and Michael, suddenly seeing their parents in the news again as spies was painful.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of gossips
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