Wichtigtuer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- busybody noun Someone who interferes in or gossips about other people's affairs.
- loudmouth noun Someone who talks too much, too loudly, or too boastfully, often at the expense of other people's patience.
- snob noun A person who looks down on others they consider to have lower taste, status, or refinement.
Senses
Wichtigtuer is used for these senses in English:
- blusterer A person who blusters.
- busybody Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- loudmouth (slang, derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
- smart aleck One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
- snob (informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]
- stuffed shirt (idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is either officious or punctilious in a position of authority.