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View usage for: (bɪzibɒdi) Word forms: plural busybodiescountable nounIf you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs. [informal, disapproval] This government is full of interfering busybodies. Synonyms: nosy parker [informal], gossip, troublemaker, snoop More Synonyms of busybody busybody in British English (ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -bodiesa meddlesome, prying, or officious person Derived forms busybodying (ˈbusyˌbodying) noun busybody in American English (ˈbɪziˌbɑdi) nounWord forms: plural ˈbusyˌbodies a person who mixes into other people's affairs; meddler or gossip Examples of 'busybody' in a sentencebusybody Definition a meddlesome, prying, or officious person Some busybody tipped off the police. Synonyms nosy parker (informal) snoop intriguer intruder pry eavesdropper stirrer (informal) meddler scandalmonger tattletale mainly US, Canadian) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who habitually talks about other people, usually maliciously I bet the old gossips back home are really shocked. Synonyms busybody, babbler, prattler, chatterbox (informal), quidnunc, blether, chatterer, scandalmonger, blatherskite, newsmonger (old-fashioned), gossipmonger, tattletale (US, Canadian) Definition a person who spreads or enjoys scandal or gossip Synonyms gossip, defamer, tattle, traducer, muckraker, tattler, destroyer of reputations, calumniator, tattletale (US, Canadian) We're naturally a nation of snoopers. Synonyms nosy parker, snoop (informal), busybody, meddler, pry, stickybeak (Australian, informal), Paul Pry (informal) - bustling
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