backseat moderator

A form of back-seat moderator — A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others.

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Meanings

nounbackseat moderator (plural backseat moderators)

plural backseat moderators

  1. alternativeAlternative form of back-seat moderator.
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APA

backseat moderator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseat%20moderator

MLA

“backseat moderator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseat%20moderator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backseat moderator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseat%20moderator.

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