"back-seat moderator" meaning in All languages combined

See back-seat moderator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: back-seat moderators [plural], backseat moderator [alternative]
Etymology: Formed by analogy with back-seat driver. Head templates: {{en-noun}} back-seat moderator (plural back-seat moderators)
  1. (Internet) A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others. Tags: Internet Synonyms: minimod, back-seat mod
    Sense id: en-back-seat_moderator-en-noun-W7huctmm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Internet, People

Inflected forms

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