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also kibbitzer
as in intruder
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 kibitzer
Still, there are boundaries to keep the kibitzers out of the law library, operating room and locker room so the experts can get the job done.
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Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
These two teamed up on morning radio in 1946 to invent the celebrity-interview talk show, featuring a gamut of guests from Hollywood mermaid Esther Williams to kibitzer-to-presidents Bernard Baruch.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
The problem is partly a failure to appreciate that the Radicals were kibitzers, as many legislators are.
—Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
Though all of Mr. Nelson’s Rhinebeck plays have featured strong female characters, in this one, he more or less turns the stage over to them entirely (though Mr. Sanders, wonderful as always, is a gallant kibitzer).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
These two teamed up on morning radio in 1946 to invent the celebrity-interview talk show, featuring a gamut of guests from Hollywood mermaid Esther Williams to kibitzer-to-presidents Bernard Baruch.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
The problem is partly a failure to appreciate that the Radicals were kibitzers, as many legislators are.
—Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
Most Americans by now have probably figured out the kibitzer-in-chief’s tweets lack the force of policy, much less the force of law.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2019
They were intently focused, paying no attention to the parade of gym-goers, game-players and kibitzers noisily passing by.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
Ms. Paulson makes her a flawed but tragic heroine: a divorced mom, strapped for child care, battling a legal hydra made of money while the tabloids pick at her hairstyle and kibitzers tell her to smile more.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2016
Though all of Mr. Nelson’s Rhinebeck plays have featured strong female characters, in this one, he more or less turns the stage over to them entirely (though Mr. Sanders, wonderful as always, is a gallant kibitzer).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitzer
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The 10 best books of December include a spy novel, essays by physicist Alan Lightman, and a group biography of four women scientists in Nazi Germany.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
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Essay Spook Stories: All Writers are Spies Jason McBride Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth takes the spy novel to metafictional new heights.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean the conference title chase can’t have its own intrigue, and the Utes are well-positioned as an interloper to shake up the Big 12 hierarchy.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The whole tone of the process tends to treat any developer as an evil interloper who is trying to do something bad and must be controlled and pushed to do something good in order to proceed.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Fiona Shaw plays the maiden sister of Roger Muldoon, friend of Grace, general busybody, possessor of zero ability to read a room.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
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Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2018
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“Kibitzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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