micromanager

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noun

One who micromanages.

OriginEnglish manager ← Middle English *manage ← Old French manege →
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Meanings

nounmicromanager (plural micromanagers)

plural micromanagers

  1. One who micromanages.

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  3. Proto-Italic*manus
  4. Latinmanus
  5. Vulgar Latin*manizāre
  6. Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
  7. Old Frenchmanege
  8. Middle English*manage
  9. Englishmanage
  10. Englishmanager
  11. Englishmicromanager

From micro- + manager.

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APA

micromanager. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromanager

MLA

“micromanager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromanager. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micromanager,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromanager.

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