nosey-parker
Prying neighborhood gossip
A nosey-parker is someone who pries into other people's affairs—a busybody or snoop.
The term is chiefly British and mildly reproachful rather than seriously insulting: Don't be such a nosey-parker; it's none of your business.
Also spelled nosy-parker.
One who listens secretly
lurker · voyeur · snooper · sleuth · peeper · sneak · watcher · listener
Intrusive meddler
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
officious · buttinsky · interloper · obtrusive · overbearing · impertinent · presumptuous · tactless
One who spreads unverified talk
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
busybody · talebearer · newsmonger · scandalmonger · chatterbox · whisperer · backbiter · telltale
eavesdropper
One who listens secretly
prowler · lurker · voyeur · snooper · sleuth · peeper · sneak · watcher · listener · keyhole
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
meddlesome · officious · buttinsky · interloper · obtrusive · overbearing · impertinent · presumptuous · tactless · unwelcome
rumormonger
One who spreads unverified talk
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
yenta · busybody · talebearer · newsmonger · scandalmonger · chatterbox · whisperer · backbiter · telltale · snitch