The meaning of Busybody

noun

An interfering person.

Usage examples:

Esther is also a self-absorbed buttinsky, the kind that manages to ruin just about every family gat…

noun

A person who listens to someone's private conversation without them knowing

Usage examples:

Doris mouthed the words, looking towards the door for fear of eavesdroppers., the country's cellula…

noun

An evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

Usage examples:

Ghosts, ghouls, and spirits floated about and chatted with old friends, vampires lurked frightening…

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An evil spirit that eats dead bodies

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Usage examples:

He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Engage in gossip.

Usage examples:

They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb

Light informal conversation for social occasions

noun

A person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.

Usage examples:

The intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor

noun

Someone who enters a place without permission, esp. in order to commit a crime

noun

A person who tries to change or have an influence on things that are not their responsibility

Usage examples:

Critics of the war are hypocritical meddlers., he is a troublemaker, an unwelcome meddler.

noun

A person who tries to change or have an influence on things that are not their responsibility

Usage examples:

Critics of the war are hypocritical meddlers., he is a troublemaker, an unwelcome meddler.

noun

A person, especially one in a news organization, who tries to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public

Usage examples:

He made a name for himself as a celebrity muckraker in this relatively quiet little city., muckrake…

verb

Inquire too closely into a person's private affairs.

Usage examples:

Sorry, i didn't mean to pry

verb

Another term for prise.

Usage examples:

He pried his left leg free

verb

Be nosey

noun

A person who pries.

verb

Turn one's head to stare at something in a foolish manner.

Usage examples:

A passer-by rubbernecking at the accident scene

noun

A person who rubbernecks.

Usage examples:

And as a result, i guess i'm just kind of a rubberneck.

noun

A person who looks at something in a stupid way, especially a driver who drives more slowly to look at an accident

noun

A person who stirs up public outrage towards someone or their actions by spreading rumours or malicious gossip.

Usage examples:

It wasn't only the scandalmongers of tabloid journalism who were outraged.

noun

A person who creates or spreads reports about actions and events that cause public shock and disapproval

verb

Investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs.

Usage examples:

Your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about

noun

A furtive investigation.

Usage examples:

I could go back to her cottage and have another snoop

verb

Watch, observe, or inquire secretly

verb

To look around a place secretly in order to discover things about it or the people connected with it

Usage examples:

You have no business snooping around my office.

noun

A person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority.

Usage examples:

Authorities described the youths as troublemakers bored during a current school summer vacation.

noun

Someone who causes problems for other people