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BUSYBODY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does busybody mean?
• BUSYBODY (noun)
The noun BUSYBODY has 1 sense:
1. a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Familiarity information: BUSYBODY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who meddles in the affairs of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
busybody; nosey-parker; nosy-parker; quidnunc
Hypernyms ("busybody" is a kind of...):
meddler (an officious annoying person who interferes with others)
Context examples
Mind your own affairs, busybody! said the prince scornfully, and rode on.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Holmes, the busybody!
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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