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kibitzer

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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.
[Yiddish kibitsen, from German kiebitzen, from Kiebitz, pewit, kibitzer, from Middle High German gbitz, pewit, of imitative origin.]
kibitz·er n.
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Noun1.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
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kibitzer [ˈkɪbɪtsəʳ] N (US) → mirón/ona m/f
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