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kibitzer

noun
/ˈkɪbɪtsə/UK/ˈkɪˈbɪtsɚ/US

Etymology

From kibitz + -er.

  1. derived from gibiz
  2. derived from Kiebitz
  3. borrowed from קיבעצן
  4. suffixed as kibitzer — “kibitz + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism

    A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.

    • Did I ask you what you thought about my cards, you kibitzer?
    • "Don't be a kibitzer!" Grampa snapped. "When I need help, I'll ask for it. No dad-blamed machine is gonna outthink Grampa!" He snorted indignantly.
    • Neither good nor evil exactly, he is the ultimate catalyst or kibitzer, a blue-note howl of pain and laughter such as Charlie Parker might have blown.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA