What does kibitzer mean?
Definitions for kibitzer
ˈkɪb ɪt sərkib·itzer
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kibitzer.
Princeton's WordNet
kibitzernoun
(Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others
Wiktionary
kibitzernoun
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!
ChatGPT
kibitzer
A kibitzer is a person who offers unsolicited advice, comments, or criticism, typically about a game, situation, or event they are observing but not directly participating in. The term often carries a connotation of being an idle spectator who has little or no real responsibility or authority. It originally comes from the Yiddish word for a spectator or onlooker.
Freebase
Kibitzer
A kibitzer is a non-participant person, offering advice or commentary. This Yiddish term is used in Contract bridge, chess, Go, and many other games. Kibitz is also a term referring to circular commenting. One person comments, then the other person comments. A back-and-forth conversation outside the main issue, where the people having the conversation are not directly participating. In computer science the term is the title of a programming language released by NIST as a sub-project of the Expect programming language, that allows two users to share one shell session, taking turns typing one after another. There is a 1930 film called The Kibitzer which is based on the 1929 three-act comedy play by the same name. Jane Jacobs refers to a kibitzer as someone who can look out onto a street, and if they saw any suspicious activity, will intervene and help the victim. In this way, kibitzers help keep streets safe.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kibitzer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kibitzer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for kibitzer
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for kibitzer »
Translation
Find a translation for the kibitzer definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"kibitzer." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 1 Dec. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/kibitzer>.
Discuss these kibitzer definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In