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Busybody

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A meddling person; one who officiously or impertinently concerns himself with the affairs of others.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who meddles in the affairs of others

Word Usage

"Regarding the mother of my neighbour, apparently, the busybody is actually living in her daughter’s house and the daughter, who has lived here for many years, knows the rules and has been more than happy to report other people who have had guests staying longer than they should."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

meddler

Cross Reference

gossip

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

meddler quidnunc pry Paul Pry numquid

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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