Kibitzer

Origin

From Yiddish, from Hebrew קיבוץ (kibúts, "a gathering"). Alternatively, from colloquial German kiebitzen ("to be an onlooker at a game").

Full definition of kibitzer

Noun

1. 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!
• 1971, John Updike, New York Times review on 'Rabbit Redux', 05/11/71, http://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/05/books/updike-rabbit.html,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.

Synonyms

• meddler
• busybody
• marplot
• nosey parker