meddler

Uninvited advice-giver

A meddler is someone who interferes in matters that don't concern them.

The word carries disapproval—meddlers insert themselves uninvited into other people's affairs, relationships, or business: The neighbors dismissed her as a meddler who couldn't mind her own business.

A busybody.

busybody

nosy

Intrusively curious

gossip · eavesdropper · tattletale · newsmonger · rubberneck · yenta · buttinsky · kibitzer · snooper · peeping

behavior

prying

Intrusively inquisitive

officious · impertinent · presumptuous · nosy · interfering · overstepping · invasive · obtrusive · unwelcome · pushy

interferer

interloper

One who enters uninvited

obstructer · encroacher · agitator · trespasser · hindrance · nuisance · spoiler · pest · blocker · provocateur

Categories
Opposites
interference in others' affairs

meddlerhelper

One who aids another

bystander · consultant · advisor · confidant · mentor

engagement vs. detachment

meddlerbystander

One who observes nearby

noninterventionist · observer · onlooker · spectator · isolationist

focus on others vs. focus on self

meddlerprivate person

One who values solitude

introvert · hermit · recluse · loner

Phrases
Family

meddle, meddling, meddlesome, meddles, meddlers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G