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Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A device consisting of three mirrors that, when attached to the wall of a house, allows an occupant to see who is at the front door without a direct line of sight.
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To meddle or interfere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meddler
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
bemoeial
— someone who interferes with others
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Afrikaans:
bemoeisieke
— someone who interferes with others
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Arabic:
فُضُولِيّ
(fuḍūliyy)
— someone who interferes with others
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Bulgarian:
любопитко
(ljubopitko)
— someone who interferes with others
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Bulgarian:
на всяка манджа мерудия
(na vsjaka mandža merudija)
— someone who interferes with others
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Catalan:
fresseta
— someone who interferes with others
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Catalan:
manifasser
— someone who interferes with others
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Chinese:
家婆
(zh-min-nan)
— someone who interferes with others
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Chinese Mandarin:
好事者
(hàoshìzhě)
— someone who interferes with others
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Chinese Mandarin:
愛管閒事的人 /爱管闲事的人
(ài guǎnxiánshì de rén)
— someone who interferes with others
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Czech:
všetečka
— someone who interferes with others
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Dutch:
bemoeial
— someone who interferes with others
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Finnish:
nuuskija
— someone who interferes with others
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Finnish:
kyylä
— someone who interferes with others
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French:
fouineur
— someone who interferes with others
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French:
fouine
— someone who interferes with others
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French:
mêle-tout
— someone who interferes with others
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French:
touche-à-tout
— someone who interferes with others
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German:
Wichtigtuer
— someone who interferes with others
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German:
Wichtigtuerin
— someone who interferes with others
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German:
Kiebitz
— someone who interferes with others
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German:
Schnüffler
— someone who interferes with others
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Greek:
φιλοπράγμων
(filoprágmon)
— someone who interferes with others
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Ancient Greek:
πολυπρᾱ́γμων
(poluprā́gmōn)
— someone who interferes with others
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Ancient Greek:
φιλοπρᾱ́γμων
(philoprā́gmōn)
— someone who interferes with others
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Hungarian:
minden lében kanál
— someone who interferes with others
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Hungarian:
kotnyeles
— someone who interferes with others
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Ido:
afanono
— someone who interferes with others
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Indonesian:
Kepo
— someone who interferes with others
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Irish:
socadán
— someone who interferes with others
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Irish:
gliúcálaí
— someone who interferes with others
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Irish:
duine déanfasach
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
intrigante
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
ficcanaso
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
armeggione
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
faccendiere
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
intrallazzone
— someone who interferes with others
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Italian:
factotum
— someone who interferes with others
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Latin:
ardeliō
— someone who interferes with others
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Macedonian:
ду́шкало
(dúškalo)
— someone who interferes with others
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Māori:
whawhewhawhe
— someone who interferes with others
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Māori:
ihu kurī
— someone who interferes with others
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Norman:
tout-s'mêle
— someone who interferes with others
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Norwegian Bokmål:
geskjeftig person
— someone who interferes with others
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Polish:
intrygant
— someone who interferes with others
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Polish:
intrygantka
— someone who interferes with others
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Polish:
plotkarz
— someone who interferes with others
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Polish:
plotkara
— someone who interferes with others
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Portuguese:
intrometido
— someone who interferes with others
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Portuguese:
abelhudo
— someone who interferes with others
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Portuguese:
metediço
— someone who interferes with others
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Russian:
хлопоту́н
(xlopotún)
— someone who interferes with others
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Russian:
хлопоту́нья
(xlopotúnʹja)
— someone who interferes with others
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Russian:
проны́ра
(pronýra)
— someone who interferes with others
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Russian:
ку́мушка
(kúmuška)
— someone who interferes with others
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Russian:
назо́йливый челове́к
(nazójlivyj čelovék)
— someone who interferes with others
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Scottish Gaelic:
gobaire
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
metiche
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
metijón
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
metomentodo
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
intruso
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
entremetido
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
entrometido
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
meticón
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
meterete
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
entrépito
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
metichi
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
metiches
— someone who interferes with others
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Spanish:
llevaitrae
— someone who interferes with others
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Thai:
เจ้ากี้เจ้าการ
(jâo-gêe-jâo-gaan)
— someone who interferes with others
