nosy parker

noun
🔊/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːkə(r)/
🔊/ˌnəʊzi ˈpɑːrkər/
(British English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)
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  1. a person who is too interested in other people’s affairs爱管闲事的人;好事者Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the postcard caption “The Adventures of Nosey Parker”, referring to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park.