English
Etymology
From Yiddish, from Hebrew ק���ץ (kibbutz), a gathering.
Noun
kibitzer
- A settler at a kibbutz.
- A person who offers unrequested criticism; one who kibitzes.
#:Did I ask you what you thought about my card hand, you kibitzer!
#:Neither good nor evil exactly, he is the ultimate catalyst or kibitzer, a blue-note howl of pain and laughter such as Charlie Parker might have blown. - New York Times review on 'w:Rabbit Redux|Rabbit Redux' by w:John Updike|John Updike, 05/11/71, 1
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