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Sentence example with the word 'busybody'
busybody
a tale-bearing animal, eavesdropper, gossipmonger, inquisitor, make, newspaperman, pragmatist, questioner, rubbernecker, snook, taleteller, tittle-tattler
Definition
n.
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
Last update: August 31, 2015
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We all know the sort of interfering
busybody
that becomes a councilor or trade union representative.
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"A meddlesome
busybody
who pokes his nose into other men's secrets."
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I worked the lid off and the ripping sound of hessian against hessian brought the old
busybody
bustling back down the stall.
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What a
busybody
you are.
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"What meddling
busybody
told him that the Baroness gave me a new blanket at Michaelmas."
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The
busybody
is always a prude; and prude signifies an evil-minded person who is virtuous bodily.
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A delivery horse went past, drumming an irritating "Busybody."
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