kibitzer
Unwanted advice giver
A kibitzer is someone who offers unwanted advice or commentary, especially while watching others play cards, chess, or other games.
The word comes from Yiddish and carries a mildly dismissive tone—the kibitzer isn't playing but can't resist telling others how to play: The kibitzers around the poker table were more annoying than helpful.
By extension, any spectator who meddles or comments uninvited.
Intrusive meddler
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- backseat driverPassenger offering unsolicited advice
armchair quarterback · nosy parker · snooper · intermeddler · advice-giver · second-guesser · prying · interfering
Professional opinion-giver
- criticOne who judges merit
- color commentatorBroadcast voice adding context
- analystOne who examines systematically
- play-by-playReal-time event narration
Monday morning quarterback · talking head · opinionator · bloviator · windbag · loudmouth · blowhard · know-it-all
Person who observes
- observerOne who perceives events
- watcherOne who observes
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
- viewerOne who observes visually
looker-on · sideline · gallery · rubbernecker · gawker · nonparticipant · bench-warmer
Structure spanning an obstacle
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- gin rummyTwo-player melding game
- canastaWoven carrying container
- whistTrick-taking partnership card game
table-talk · rubber · bidding · hand · trump · bluff · dealing · shuffle
Persistent unwanted attention
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- obnoxiousExtremely disagreeable in manner
tedious · vexatious · tiresome · exasperating · aggravating · troublesome · irksome · grating
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
backseat driver · armchair quarterback · nosy parker · snooper · intermeddler · advice-giver · second-guesser · prying · interfering · obtrusive
pundit
Professional opinion-giver
- criticOne who judges merit
- color commentatorBroadcast voice adding context
- analystOne who examines systematically
play-by-play · Monday morning quarterback · talking head · opinionator · bloviator · windbag · loudmouth · blowhard · know-it-all · wisecracker
onlooker
Person who observes
viewer · looker-on · sideline · gallery · rubbernecker · gawker · nonparticipant · bench-warmer
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
whist · table-talk · rubber · bidding · hand · trump · bluff · dealing · shuffle · ante
pestering
Persistent unwanted attention
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
obnoxious · tedious · vexatious · tiresome · exasperating · aggravating · troublesome · irksome · grating · unwanted
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- observersobserver, watcher, onlooker, spectator, viewer
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
- bridgecontract bridge, duplicate bridge, rubber bridge, bridge table, trump
- Jewish comedyBorscht Belt, Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry David
kibitzerparticipant
One who takes part
player · competitor · contestant · stakeholder · active participant