"kibitzer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kibitzers [plural]
Etymology: From kibitz + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kibitz|er|id2=agent noun}} kibitz + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} kibitzer (plural kibitzers)
  1. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: meddler, busybody, marplot, nosey parker, kibbitzer Related terms: gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, buttinsky Translations (meddlesome person who tells others what to do): кибик (kibik) (Bulgarian), bazig persoon [neuter] (Dutch), Kiebitz [masculine] (German), kibic (Hungarian), ficcanaso (Italian), impiccione (Italian), надое́да (nadojéda) (english: gadfly) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), непро́шеный зри́тель (nepróšenyj zrítelʹ) (Russian)

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