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busybody

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bus·y·bod·y  (bz-bd)
n. pl. bus·y·bod·ies
A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others.
busybody [ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ]
n pl -bodies
a meddlesome, prying, or officious person
busybodying  n
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Noun1.busybody - a person who meddles in the affairs of others
nosey-parker, nosy-parker, quidnunc
meddler - an officious annoying person who interferes with others
busybody
noun nosy parker (informal), gossip, troublemaker, snoop, intriguer, intruder, pry, eavesdropper, snooper, stirrer (informal), meddler, scandalmonger Some busybody tipped off the police.
Translations
busybody [ˈbɪzɪbɒdɪ] N → entrometido/a m/f
busybody [ˈbɪzibɒdi] n → mouche f du coche
busy signal n (US) → tonalité f occupé inv
busybody
n → Wichtigtuer m, → Gschaftlhuber m (S Ger); don’t be such a busybody → misch dich nicht überall ein
busybody [ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ] n → ficcanaso m/f, impiccione/a
busybody [ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ] n → ficcanaso m/f, impiccione/a


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But I couldn't -- and I can't tell you, either, what it's meant to me these two years to believe you were going to marry him, and be told every week by some busybody that your engagement was on the point of being announced.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Some busybody has been reporting my conduct on a certain day.
Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph View in context
There I should have been successful beyond a doubt if some busybody hadn't sent that cable to her husband.
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