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Meaning of back-seat driver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An occupant of a large vehicle, such as a firetruck, who helps steer the vehicle from far in the back.
    dated
  2. A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver.
  3. An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.
    figuratively

Examples

“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[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

back-seat driving back-seat gamer back-seat gaming back-seat moderator back-slang back-slappery

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