back-seat driver

See also: backseat driver

English

Alternative forms

• backseat driver

Noun

back-seat driver (plural back-seat drivers)

1. A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver.
2. (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.

Translations

advising passenger

• French: mouche du coche (fr)
• Icelandic: aftursætisbílstjóri m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: поме́ха спра́ва f (poméxa správa) /lit:hindrance from the right/
• Swedish: baksätesförare c

See also

• gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody