busybody

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪzibɒdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɪziˌbɑdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(biz′ē bod′ē)

Inflections of 'busybody' (n): npl: busybodies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bus•y•bod•y /ˈbɪziˌbɑdi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -bod•ies. 
  1. one who meddles with the affairs of others:all those busybodies telling me what to do.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bus•y•bod•y  (biz′ē bod′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bod•ies. 
  1. a person who pries into or meddles in the affairs of others.
  • busy + body 1520–30
    snoop, pry, meddler, Nosy Parker; gossip, blabbermouth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
busybody / ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ/ ( -bodies)
  1. a meddlesome, prying, or officious person
ˈbusyˌbodying
'busybody' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nosy Parker - blabbermouth - hen - kibitz - kibitzer - quidnunc - stickybeak - yenta

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