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Alend.leo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
what do you someone who intrudes?
Good day all...
I want to know:
How the British natives call some one who intrudes and speaks on behalf of others while he is unwanted and unasked?
to make it more clear:
I said to one of my colleagues that what she did is unacceptable or she has mistakes in the report, suddenly someone unwanted appears and intrudes, speaking on her behalf and covering for her etc, this is boring.
So what do you call such kind of human?
Thanks in advance
I want to know:
How the British natives call some one who intrudes and speaks on behalf of others while he is unwanted and unasked?
to make it more clear:
I said to one of my colleagues that what she did is unacceptable or she has mistakes in the report, suddenly someone unwanted appears and intrudes, speaking on her behalf and covering for her etc, this is boring.
So what do you call such kind of human?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
I'd say such a person was poking his nose in where he wasn't wanted, but I can't think of a single noun for such a person.
- I'd say such a person was poking his nose in where he wasn't wanted, but I can't think of a single noun for such a person.
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I'd say such a person was poking his nose in where he wasn't wanted, but I can't think of a single noun for such a person.
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I want to know:
How the British natives call some one who intrudes and speaks on behalf of others while he is unwanted and unasked?
Unwanted and unasked by you, or by the others, or by both?
to make it more clear:
I said to one of my colleagues that what she did is unacceptable or she has mistakes in the report, suddenly so
How the British natives call some one who intrudes and speaks on behalf of others while he is unwanted and unasked?
Unwanted and unasked by you, or by the others, or by both?
to make it more clear:
I said to one of my colleagues that what she did is unacceptable or she has mistakes in the report, suddenly so
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fivejedjonI'd say such a person was poking his nose in where he wasn't wanted, but I can't think of a single noun for such a person.Interloper?
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AlpheccaStarsInterloper?Some of the dictionary definitions I have found for that suggest it could be appropriate, but it doesn't work for me. This may be just a personal feeling.
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To me, 'interloper' suggests one who intrudes physically, but does not adequately convey the idea of unwanted speaking.
Clive
Clive
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There are two US words that might fit, kibitzer and buttinski, but neither is typically used by Brits.
Busybody and meddler are possible, even if not perfect.
Busybody and meddler are possible, even if not perfect.
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