Definitions for busybody
ˈbɪz iˌbɒd ibusy·body

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnuncnoun

   a person who meddles in the affairs of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. busybodynoun

   Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busybodynoun

   A vain, meddling, fantastical person.

   Etymology: from busy and body.

   Going from house to house, tatlers and busybodies, are the canker and rust of idleness, as idleness is the rust of time. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   Busybodies and intermeddlers are a dangerous sort of people to have to do withal. Roger L'Estrange.

   She is well acquainted with all the favourite servants, busybodies, dependants, and poor relations of all persons of condition in the whole town. Spectator, №. 437.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busybody

   A busybody, do-gooder, meddler, or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters, "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid."Susanna Centlivre wrote a successful play, The Busie Body, which was first performed in 1709 and has been revived repeatedly since. It is a farce in which Marplot interferes in the romantic affairs of his friends and, despite being well-meaning, frustrates them. The characterisation of Marplot as a busybody whose "chief pleasure is knowing everybody's business" was so popular that he appeared as the title character in a sequel, Marplot. The name is a pun — mar / plot — and passed into the language as an eponym or personification of this type.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Busybodynoun

   one who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person

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1. Busybody

   A busybody, do-gooder, meddler or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters, "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid." Susanna Centlivre wrote a successful play, The Busie Body, which was first performed in 1709 and has been revived repeatedly since. It is a farce in which Marplot interferes in the romantic affairs of his friends and, despite being well-meaning, frustrates them. The characterisation of Marplot as a busybody whose "chief pleasure is knowing everybody's business" was so popular that they appeared as the title character in a sequel, Marplot. The name is a pun — mar / plot — and passed into the language as an eponym or personification of this type. In English law, the doctrine of locus standi requires that a plaintiff have some connection with the matter being contested. In two cases in 1957 and 1996, Lord Denning ruled that "The court will not listen to a busybody who is interfering in things which do not concern him..." Similarly, there is a long-standing rule that a person must have an insurable interest in a property or person that they wish to insure.

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1. • Meddler

How to pronounce busybody?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

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   Karen

   Australian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of busybody in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of busybody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=busybody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Busybody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=busybody
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busybody
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busybody
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=busybody