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backseat driver

back·seat driv·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bak-seet drahy-ver]
    • /ˈbækˈsit ˈdraɪ vər/
    • /ˈbækˈsit ˈdraɪvə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-seet drahy-ver]
    • /ˈbækˈsit ˈdraɪ vər/

Definitions of backseat driver words

  • countable noun backseat driver If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive. 3
  • countable noun backseat driver If you refer to someone, especially a politician, as a backseat driver, you disapprove of them because they try to influence a situation that does not concern them. 3
  • noun backseat driver an automobile passenger who offers the driver unsolicited advice, warnings, criticism, etc., especially from the backseat. 1
  • noun backseat driver any person who, by means of criticism, unsolicited advice, or the like, interferes in affairs that are not his or her concern or responsibility. 1
See all 4 definitions of backseat driver

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Origin of backseat driver

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Backseat driver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Backseat driver

backseat driver popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

backseat driver usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for backseat driver

noun backseat driver

  • busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
  • kibitzer — a spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice.
  • nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
All 3 Synonyms of backseat driver

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