kibitzer

kib·itz  (kbts)

intr.v. kib·itzed, kib·itz·ing, kib·itz·es Informal

1. To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others.

2. To chat; converse.

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[Yiddish kibitsen, from German kiebitzen, from Kiebitz, pewit, kibitzer, from Middle High German gbitz, pewit, of imitative origin.]

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kibitz·er n.

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kibitzer - (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script meddler - an officious annoying person who interferes with others