Crossword clues for kibitzer
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1927, agent noun from kibitz.
Wiktionary
n. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
WordNet
n. (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others
Wikipedia
Kibitzer is a Yiddish term for a person who offers (often unwanted) advice or commentary. This term is used for a non-participant spectator in contract bridge, chess, go, and many other games.
The verb kibitz can also refer to idle chatting or side conversations.
In computer science the term is the title of a programming language released by NIST, as a sub-project of the Expect programming language, that allows two users to share one shell session, taking turns typing one after another.
There is a 1930 film called The Kibitzer which is based on the 1929 three-act comedy play by the same name.
Jane Jacobs describes a kibitzer as someone who keeps a look-out on a street, and seeing suspicious activity, intervenes to help the victim. In this way, kibitzers help keep streets safe.
Usage examples of "kibitzer".
In the meantime, Schultz kibitzes the captain on one hand and me on the next, and of course a kibitzer is entitled to present his views on a play after it is over, and Schultz is undoubtedly a real kibitzer and becomes quite excited at times in his comment.
Inside, it was just as Han had hoped: large, well lit, and crowded to the gills with sabacc players hunched over tables and kibitzers standing behind them gazing over their shoulders.
In the meantime, Schultz kibitzes the captain on one hand and me on the next, and of course a kibitzer is entitled to present his views on a play after it is over, and Schultz is undoubtedly a real kibitzer and becomes quite excited at times in his comment.