busybody
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busybody
- /ˈbɪz.iˌbɒdi/ UK
noun busybodies · busy body
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Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
Se that none of you ſuffre as a murtherer / or as a thefe / or an evyll doar / or as a buſybody in wother mens matters.
Similar: marplot, meddler, kibitzer, nosy parker
- A device consisting of three mirrors that, when attached to the wall of a house, allows an occupant to see who is at the front door without a direct line of sight.
verb busybodies · busybodying · busybodied · busy body
- To meddle or interfere.
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noun someone who interferes with others
| Español | metiche, metijón, metomentodo, intruso, entremetido, entrometido |
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| 中文 | 好事者 hàoshìzhě, 愛管閒事的人 /爱管闲事的人 ài guǎnxiánshì de rén |
| Português | intrometido, abelhudo, metediço |
| Français | fouineur, fouine, mêle-tout, touche-à-tout |
| Deutsch | Wichtigtuer, Wichtigtuerin, Kiebitz, Schnüffler |
| Italiano | intrigante, ficcanaso, armeggione, faccendiere, intrallazzone, factotum |
| Ελληνικά | φιλοπράγμων filoprágmon |
| Русский | хлопоту́н xlopotún, хлопоту́нья xlopotúnʹja, проны́ра pronýra, ку́мушка kúmuška, назо́йливый челове́к nazójlivyj čelovék |
| العربية | فُضُولِيّ fuḍūliyy |
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