priers
Meddlers in affairs
Priers are people who pry—those who inquire too closely into matters that don't concern them.
The word carries a nosy, intrusive connotation: The neighborhood priers watched every delivery truck that arrived.
Also spelled pryers.
Habit of prying
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- snoopinessExcessive curiosity about others
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
- gossipsShares private information
rubberneckers · questioning · meddlesomeness · intrusiveness · eavesdroppers · peeping · nosy parkers · busybodying
Those who interfere uninvited
- interlopersUnwelcome meddlers in affairs
- trespassersUnlawful entrants onto property
- invadersThose who enter by force
- encroachersThose who overstep boundaries
intruders · busybodies · nuisances · pesterers · unwelcome · overstepping · imposition · interference
Secret intelligence gatherers
- snoopsThose who pry
- watchersThose who look on
- monitorsTracks or displays
- eavesdroppersCovert listeners to others
stalkers · shadowers · trackers · wiretappers · peeping toms · voyeurs · observers · undercover
Those who solve crimes
- sleuthsProfessional mystery solvers
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
- interrogatorsPeople who question suspects
- inquirersPeople who seek information
examiners · researchers · probers · inspectors · analysts · auditors · fact-finders · scrutinizers
Leverage tools for prying
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
- jimmiesSmall candy dessert toppings
- wrecking barsHooked prying implements
- wedgesTapered pieces for leverage
chisels · nail pullers · tire irons · fulcrums · leverage
nosiness
Habit of prying
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- snoopinessExcessive curiosity about others
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
gossips · rubberneckers · questioning · meddlesomeness · intrusiveness · eavesdroppers · peeping · nosy parkers · busybodying · keyhole
meddlers
Those who interfere uninvited
- interlopersUnwelcome meddlers in affairs
- trespassersUnlawful entrants onto property
- invadersThose who enter by force
encroachers · intruders · busybodies · nuisances · pesterers · unwelcome · overstepping · imposition · interference · boundary-crossing
spies
Secret intelligence gatherers
eavesdroppers · stalkers · shadowers · trackers · wiretappers · peeping toms · voyeurs · observers · undercover · reconnaissance
detectives
Those who solve crimes
- sleuthsProfessional mystery solvers
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
- interrogatorsPeople who question suspects
inquirers · examiners · researchers · probers · inspectors · analysts · auditors · fact-finders · scrutinizers · questioners
crowbars
Leverage tools for prying
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
- jimmiesSmall candy dessert toppings
- wrecking barsHooked prying implements
wedges · chisels · nail pullers · tire irons · fulcrums · leverage
- high priestChief temple officiant
- Catholic priestRoman church minister
- pried open
- parish priestLocal church leader
- chief priestSenior religious leader
- warrior priestReligious fighter, armed clergy