Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-seat moderator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: back--seat -mod-er-a-tor
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others.

Etymology

Formed by analogy with back-seat driver.

Inflected Forms

back-seat moderators (plural) backseat moderator (alternative)

Synonyms

minimod back-seat mod

Questions

What does back-seat moderator mean?: A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others.
Where does back-seat moderator come from?: Formed by analogy with back-seat driver.

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