momager

English

Alternative forms

• momanager

Etymology

From blend of mom +‎ manager.

Noun

momager (plural momagers)

1. (US, slang) A showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.
   • 2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood:

     A growing category of “bad” mother is the so-called “momager,” the woman who interferes with her famous children's affairs, exploits them, and contributes to their tarnished reputations—[...]

   • 2012, Sarah Wylie, All These Lives, page 184:

     The most fitting occupation for my mother is no longer a stage actress or momager or anything like that; she would make—she is—a fantastic nurse.

   • 2016, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian, 13 December:

     The scope of ambition of the Hadids can be seen in the increased visibility of Yolanda, who accompanied Gigi to the Fashion awards, because you are no one without a momager.