kibitzer
Example Sentences
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Neither a maverick nor a visionary, he’s an alienated insider, a participant observer, a kibitzer at the table where the big guys make the big bets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
“I found him to be a kibitzer, who liked to joke around with the guys, but had no serious interest in pursuing ideas and arguments,” Pinker said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2019
He’s also a grade-A kibitzer, a gregarious character, whose chatty and self-effacing wit bespeaks his Queens upbringing and Eastern European-Jewish heritage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2016
This means a president, like a candidate, must be highly skeptical of the kibitzer.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2012
After a gambler raked in that pot, my kibitzer asked me: "How much do you have to have on the first three cards to stay in the pot?"
From Card Trick by John Berryman
