Nosy-parker
[noh-zee pahr-ker] /ˈnoʊ zi ˈpɑr kər/
noun, Informal.
1.
a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
noun
1.
(informal) a prying person
noun phrase
A nosy, overly inquisitive person •Sometimes capitalized
[1907; picture postcard caption referring to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park]
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