busybody

[ biz-ee-bod-ee ]

/ ˈbɪz iˌbɒd i /

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noun, plural bus·y·bod·ies.

a person who pries into or meddles in the affairs of others.

OTHER WORDS FOR busybody

snoop, pry, meddler, Nosy Parker; gossip, blabbermouth.

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Origin of busybody

First recorded in 1520–30; busy + body

Words nearby busybody

busulfan, busuuti, busway, busy, busy as a beaver, busybody, busy Lizzie, busyness, busy signal, busywork, but

How to use busybody in a sentence

Right-wing Supreme Court justices can now sit back to let their ideological allies in red states delegate the job of stripping women of their rights to greedy busybodies.
Texas’s abortion law is a nightmare for women — and a warning to the nation|Jennifer Rubin|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
In “The Shop,” a doctor’s busybody wife is the character you love to hate.
‘Afterparties’ is the book of the summer|Kathi Wolfe|August 13, 2021|Washington Blade
People of color are on the internet just as much as anyone else but perhaps living in communities where no one believes that being a busybody is the key to anyone having a good day is the sine qua non.
BusyBodyism: The Internet Brew of Whiteness and Class|Eugene Robinson|September 26, 2020|Ozy
You'd have married me last fall if some busybody hadn't filled your ears with scandal.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

Without playing the part of the busybody, we may study the facts of human nature, and be aware of the developments of society.
The Hearth-Stone|Samuel Osgood
But this was risky; it would bring him in view of a kitchen window whence some busybody might observe him.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
She vaguely knew this lady for a busybody, but she was in a situation which even busybodies might alleviate.
The Real Thing and Other Tales|Henry James
They may support you, or they may call you an interfering busybody for your pains; you'll have to take your chance of that.
The Leader of the Lower School|Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for busybody

busybody

/ (ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ) /

noun plural -bodies

a meddlesome, prying, or officious person

Derived forms of busybody

busybodying, noun

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