busybody[noun]Synonyms: nosy parker
(informal), gossip, meddler, snooper, stirrer
(informal), troublemaker
Related Idioms: curiosity shop, question box
Related Words: gossip,
gossipmonger,
newsmonger,
rumormonger,
scandalmonger,
tabby,
talebearer,
telltale [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bus‧y‧bod‧y /ˈbɪziˌbɒdi $ -ˌbɑːdi/
noun (
plural busybodies)
[countable] someone who is too interested in other people’s private activities – used to show disapproval
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲