Meanings
plural kibitzers · alternative kibbitzer
- A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
Did I ask you what you thought about my cards, you kibitzer?
2 more examples
"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.
1956 January, James E. Gunn, “The Gravity Business”, in GalaxyNeither 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.
1971 November 5, Anatole Broyard, “Updike Goes All Out at Last”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, Books of The TimesSynonyms: meddler, busybody, marplot, nosey parker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian кибик
- кибик (kibik)meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Dutch bazig persoon
- bazig persoonmeddlesome person who tells others what to do
German Kiebitz
- Kiebitzmeddlesome person who tells others what to do
Hungarian kibic
- kibicmeddlesome person who tells others what to do
Italian ficcanaso, impiccione
- ficcanasomeddlesome person who tells others what to do
- impiccionemeddlesome person who tells others what to do
Polish osoba na siłę doradzająca innym
- osoba na siłę doradzająca innymmeddlesome person who tells others what to do
Romanian părerolog, băgător de seamă
- părerologmeddlesome person who tells others what to do
- băgător de seamămeddlesome person who tells others what to do
Russian надое́да, непро́шеный зри́тель
- надое́да (nadojéda)meddlesome person who tells others what to do
- непро́шеный зри́тель (nepróšenyj zrítelʹ)meddlesome person who tells others what to do
Cite this entry
kibitzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibitzer
“kibitzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibitzer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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