Definition of Kibitzer

1. Noun. (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others.

Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Meddler
Derivative terms: Kibitz

Definition of Kibitzer

1. Noun. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kibitzer

1. one that kibitzes [n -S] - See also: kibitzes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kibitzer

kibbutzim
kibbutznik
kibbutzniks
kibe
kibed
kibei
kibeis
kibes
kibi-
kibibyte
kibibytes
kibitka
kibitkas
kibitz
kibitzed
kibitzer (current term)
kibitzers
kibitzes
kibitzing
kibla
kiblah
kiblahs
kiblas
kibosh
kiboshed
kiboshes
kiboshing
kiboze
kibozed
kibozes

Literary usage of Kibitzer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conference on Assessing the Effects of Legislation on the Workload of the edited by A. Fletcher Magnum (1998)
"The practical caseload projector is interested either as practitioner, planner, or kibitzer in the consequences for the court system. ..."

2. An Adventure of Great Dimension: The Launching of the Chicago Assyrian by Erica Reiner (2002)
"... Gelb issues theoretical guidelines and hopes to find needy emigrants to work on it; I function as a meddling kibitzer."56 Given Landsberger's interest ..."

3. Future Visions for U.S. Trade Policy by Bruce Stokes (1998)
"It is time for Congress to be a player, not a kibitzer, on trade matters. Congressional interest in fast track demonstrates that in a democracy like America ..."

4. An Historical Sketch of the Baptist Missionary Convention of the State of by John Peck, John Lawton (1837)
"By order of the Board, "JoHN kibitzer, Sec." "ELON GALUSHA, Pres. The following Board of Officers was chosen ' Elon Galusha, President. ..."

5. Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme by Max Hailperin, Barbara Kaiser, Karl Knight (1999)
"This kibitzer is also in charge of measuring and recording the time each sort takes (a stopwatch is really helpful for this). The two sorting methods, ..."

6. The Jewish Communal Register of New York City, 1917-1918 by Jewish Community of New York City, Samuel Margoshes (1918)
"... which was published and éditée by Morris Rosenfeld and Sharkansky in 1894, "Der kibitzer," published in 1908-1912, ..."

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