noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɪbɪtsə/
General-American:/ˈkɪˈbɪtsɚ/
General-American:/ˈkɪbətsɚ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Did I ask you what you thought about my cards, you kibitzer?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
(Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meddler
History
Etymology
From kibitz + -er.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
кибик
(kibik)
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Dutch:
bazig persoon
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
German:
Kiebitz
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Hungarian:
kibic
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Italian:
ficcanaso
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Italian:
impiccione
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Romanian:
părerolog
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Romanian:
băgător de seamă
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Russian:
надое́да
(nadojéda)
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Russian:
непро́шеный зри́тель
(nepróšenyj zrítelʹ)
— meddlesome person who tells others what to do