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View synonyms for kibitzer
kibitzer
[ kib-it-ser ]
noun
, Informal.
- a spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice.
- a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice.
- a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, especially while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously.
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Rendell seems resigned to his role as a professional kibitzer, though he frankly admits to missing the game.
From The Daily Beast
Tonight he was no Sunday supplement kibitzer taking a joy ride amidst men rehearsing for death.
From Project Gutenberg
My kibitzer came stalking out of the building, gangling and gawky.
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Do you really think that we found your outpost on our own, oh Bernibus the ‘deputy kibitzer’?
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He is the Khedive Kibitzer, our ruler in that he leads the council.
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