BUSYBODY


Meaning of BUSYBODY in English

n. Function: noun

one who concerns himself with affairs not his own FF1C; a meddlesome busybody who saw all and tattled all she saw FF1E;

Synonyms: butt-in, ||buttinsky, intermeddler, kibitzer, meddler, Meddlesome Mattie, nose, nosey Parker, Paul Pry, polypragmatist, pragmatic, pragmatist, prier ( or pryer), quidnunc, rubber, rubberneck, snoop, ||stickybeak; compare GOSSIP 1 , INFORMER

Related Words: gossip, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, telltale

Idioms: curiosity shop, question box

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.