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单词 busybody
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busybody

noun

busy·​body ˈbi-zē-ˌbä-dē How to pronounce busybody (audio)
: an officious or inquisitive person

Synonyms

  • buttinsky
  • buttinski
  • interferer
  • interloper
  • intermeddler
  • intruder
  • kibitzer
  • kibbitzer
  • meddler
  • nosey parker [chiefly British]
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Example Sentences

The neighborhood busybody is telling everyone that the couple up the street is getting divorced. that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
Recent Examples on the Web There’s a busybody woman who keeps shushing Ladybug and Lemon when their fist-fighting gets too disruptive, but after a few stops, practically the only passengers who remain aboard are ones who would literally kill for that briefcase. Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022 Natasha also works as the CEO of Indie Pearl, a yachting recruitment company, which has grown to two employees, Webb shared on Instagram, proving herself to be quite the busybody. Mike Chaar, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 The Australian shepherd is another busybody herding breed that sets itself apart with its people skills and protective nature. Erin Berger, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2013 In the busybody work of the postwar regulatory state, trustbusting has steadily declined into one of the most consistently unproductive activities of the U.S. government. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 10 May 2022 There isn't much that can get this busybody to do that without complaint. Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2022 Her Pam is a master manipulator disguised as a chatty busybody, and an attention-seeking martyr capable of casual cruelty. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2022 For the second half of the show, the busybody conceit is largely jettisoned in favor of the guys doing an ensemble act in a place called the Funky Butt Club. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 Feb. 2022 The evidence about the Omicron variant should be a rebuke to busybody bureaucrats determined to lock down the nation. WSJ, 11 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

busybody

noun

busy·​body ˈbi-zē-ˌbä-dē How to pronounce busybody (audio)
plural busybodies
: a person who is too interested in the affairs of other people

busybody

noun

as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • intruder
  • meddler
  • gossiper
  • spy
  • buttinsky
  • interloper
  • buttinski
  • gossip
  • kibitzer
  • interferer
  • snoop
  • informant
  • intermeddler
  • informer
  • betrayer
  • nosey parker
  • snooper
  • kibbitzer
  • snake
  • peeper
  • tattletale
  • tattler
  • gawker
  • rubbernecker
  • quidnunc
  • rubberneck
  • teller
  • gazer
  • prier
  • gaper
  • revealer
  • squealer
  • prattler
  • blabber
  • discloser
  • sneak
  • gawper
  • pryer
  • talebearer
  • telltale
  • stool pigeon
  • snitcher
  • peeping Tom
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