busybody
[biz-ee-bod-ee]
noun, plural bus·y·bod·ies.
a person who pries into or meddles in the affairs of others.
Origin of busybody
Synonyms for busybody
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Related Words for busybody
buttinsky, rubberneck, meddler, snoop, eavesdropper, snooper, fink, intruder, gossip, tattletale, troublemaker, scandalmonger, yenta, newsmonger, fussbudgetExamples from the Web for busybody
Historical Examples of busybody
Bessie is bigger than I am, but she isn't a busybody at all.
Maria is the only one that knows, and she says I'm a busybody.
Some busybody has been reporting my conduct on a certain day.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
You will give our friends here the impression that I am a busybody.
Marjorie Dean, College SophomorePauline Lester
You'd have married me last fall if some busybody hadn't filled your ears with scandal.
QuinAlice Hegan Rice
busybody
noun plural -bodies
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