Meaning & use
Kibitzer
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A person who offers unwanted advice or comments, especially to someone playing a game, without being directly involved.
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The chess players asked the kibitzers to stop whispering suggestions.
My uncle is a classic kibitzer, always second-guessing decisions from the sidelines.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish, the word originally referred to onlookers at card games who couldn't resist commenting on other players' hands.
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