kibitzer

English

Alternative forms

• kibbitzer

Etymology

kibitz +‎ -er

Noun

kibitzer (plural kibitzers)

1. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.

   Did I ask you what you thought about my cards, you kibitzer?

   • 1971, John Updike, New York Times review on 'Rabbit Redux', 05/11/71, [1],

     Neither good nor evil exactly, he is the ultimate catalyst or kibitzer, a blue-note howl of pain and laughter such as Charlie Parker might have blown.

Synonyms

• meddler
• busybody
• marplot
• nosey parker

Translations

meddlesome person who tells others what to do

• Bulgarian: кибик (bg) (kibik)
• Dutch: bazig persoon n
• Hungarian: kibic (hu)
• Italian: ficcanaso (it), impiccione (it)
• Russian: надое́да (ru) m or f (nadojéda) (gadfly), непро́шеный зри́тель (nepróšenyj zrítelʹ)

See also

• gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, buttinsky