kibitzer

noun ki·bitz·er \ˈki-bət-sər, kə-ˈbit-\

Definition of KIBITZER

: one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment <a kibitzer at a card game>; broadly : one who offers opinions

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ki·bitz·er also kib·bitz·er \ˈki-bət-sər, kə-ˈbit-\

1922

Synonyms: buttinsky (also buttinski), interferer, interloper, intermeddler, intruder, busybody (also kibbitzer), meddler, nosey parker [chiefly British]

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