BUSYBODY Synonyms

• a person who meddles in the affairs of others

• a meddler who tends to butt in

• a secret listener to private conversations

• light informal conversation for social occasions

• a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

• a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

• wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

• someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

• offensively curious or inquisitive

• offensive inquisitiveness

• offensively curious or inquisitive

• a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

• (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

• a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

• catch sight of

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

• secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage

• someone who gossips indiscreetly

• any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry

• someone who gossips indiscreetly

• (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others

• a person who meddles in the affairs of others

• a person who meddles in the affairs of others