showing disapprovalsomeone who is very interested in other people’s private lives and activities and tries to get involved in them in a way that is annoying
Synonyms and related words
People who talk a lot or too much, or are nosey
bore
gossip
rambler
busybody
noun countable informal
US /ˈbɪziˌbɑdi/
Word Forms
singular
busybody
plural
busybodies
DEFINITIONS1
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showing disapprovalsomeone who is very interested in other people’s private lives and activities and tries to get involved in them in a way that is annoying