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busybody Definition

busy·body (-bäd′ē)

noun pl. -·bod′·ies

a person who mixes into other people's affairs; meddler or gossip

busybody Synonyms

busybody

n.

snoop, meddler, pry, gossip, tattletale, eavesdropper, prier, intriguer, intruder, troublemaker, buttinsky*, kibitzer*, fink*, yenta*, rubberneck*, Nosy Parker*; see also gossip 2.

busybody Usage Examples

Converse of object

interfere: We all know the sort of interfering busybody that becomes a councilor or trade union representative.

Adjective modifier

  • old: I worked the lid off and the ripping sound of hessian against hessian brought the old busybody bustling back down the stall.
  • other: Or any of the other busybodies which threaten the hegemony of a superpower.
  • omnipotent: It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.
  • moral: It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.