kibitzer
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ɪt noun Informal.
1.
a spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice.
2.
a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice.
3.
a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, especially while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously.
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kibitz (ˈkɪbɪts) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| informal (US), (Canadian) (intr) to interfere or offer unwanted advice, esp as a spectator at a card game | |
| [C20: from Yiddish kibitzen, from German kiebitzen to be an onlooker, from Kiebitz busybody, literally: plover] | |
| 'kibitzer | |
| —n | |
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Kibitzer
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
When the kibitzer sees something memorable, he eagerly reports it to the press, hoping for reflected glory.
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