Noun
busybody (plural busybodies)
- Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- 1526, William Tyndale, Bible: 1 Peter 4:15,
- Se that none of you suffre as a murtherer or as a thefe or an evyll doar or as a busybody in other mens matters.
- 1526, William Tyndale, Bible: 1 Peter 4:15,
- (one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive) marplot, meddler, kibitzer, nosy parker
- French: fouineur, fouine (figurative), mêle-tout, touche-à-tout (antiquated)
- German: (who wants to influence or be in charge) Wichtigtuer, Wichtigtuerin; (who gives unwanted advice) Kiebitz; (who is nosy about his neighbours, etc.) Schnüffler
- Italian: intrigante, ficcanaso, armeggione, faccendiere, intrallazzone, factotum
- Portuguese: intrometido
- Russian: хлопоту́н
- Spanish: metiche, metijón, metomentodo, intruso, entremetido
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