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NOSY-PARKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nosy-parker mean? 

NOSY-PARKER (noun)
  The noun NOSY-PARKER has 1 sense:

1. a person who meddles in the affairs of othersplay

  Familiarity information: NOSY-PARKER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NOSY-PARKER (noun)


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 ("nosy-parker" is a kind of...):

meddler (an officious annoying person who interferes with others)


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