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English
Noun
back-seat driver (plural back-seat drivers)
- (dated) An occupant of a large vehicle, such as a firetruck, who helps steer the vehicle from far in the back.
1914, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, USA:When New York pitcher Vernon Gomez retires as a smokeballer he wants to become a smoke eater. Here he gets a tryout as a back-seat driver on a hook and ladder truck at St. Petersburg […]
- A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver.
- (figuratively) An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.
Usage notes
- The figurative definition is far more common.
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See also
- armchair quarterback, armchair general, back-seat gamer, gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody, sidewalk superintendent