kibitzer
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kibitzer — onlooker, looker on, bystander, *spectator, observer, beholder, witness, eyewitness … New Dictionary of Synonyms
kibitzer — ☆ kibitzer [kib′it sər ] n. [Yiddish < colloq. Ger kiebitzen, to look on (at cards) < kiebitz, meddlesome onlooker, orig., plover, of echoic orig.] Informal 1. an onlooker at a card or chess game, etc., esp. one who volunteers advice 2. a… … English World dictionary
Kibitzer — A kibitzer is a non participant who hangs around a game, especially a chess match, offering advice or commentary. Many kibitzers go on to become champions. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,765436,00.html Kibitzer into Expert… … Wikipedia
kibitzer — also kibbitzer noun Date: 1922 one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment < a kibitzer at a card game >; broadly one who offers opinions … New Collegiate Dictionary
kibitzer — noun A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes. Did I ask you what you thought about my card hand, you kibitzer! … Wiktionary
kibitzer — (KIH bit ser) [Yiddish and German: busybody] A person who looks over the shoulders of card players and offers unwanted advice or a meddlesome running commentary. Also, one who teases or cracks jokes while others are trying to concentrate on… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
kibitzer — /ˈkɪbɪtsə/ (say kibitsuh) noun US Colloquial 1. a spectator at a card game who looks at the players cards over their shoulders. 2. a giver of unwanted advice. {Yiddish, from colloquial German Kiebitz kibitzer (properly, plover) + er er1} …
kibitzer — /kib it seuhr/, n. Informal. 1. a spectator at a card game who looks at the players cards over their shoulders, esp. one who gives unsolicited advice. 2. a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice. 3. a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes… … Universalium
kibitzer — Synonyms and related words: Dutch uncle, Paul Pry, Polonius, TV viewer, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, beholder, bird watcher, busybody, butt in, buttinsky, bystander, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, drugstore cowboy, expert,… … Moby Thesaurus
kibitzer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A person given to intruding in other people s affairs: busybody, interloper, meddler, quidnunc. Slang: buttinsky. Archaic: pragmatic. See PARTICIPATE … English dictionary for students
