kibitzer

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 wisecracks, esp. while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously.
[1925-30; < Yiddish; see KIBITZ, -ER1]
Syn. 2. meddler, busybody, snoop.

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