power-tripper

noun

One who is on a power trip; one who engages in power-tripping.

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Meanings

nounpower-tripper (plural power-trippers)

plural power-trippers

  1. One who is on a power trip; one who engages in power-tripping.

    […] showing the current leadership of the Center for what they are: insensitive power trippers unable to find a niche anywhere else, and jealous of anyone who establishes a relationship of trust with a young person while being unable to do so themselves.

    1976 December 25, Kent Barclay et al., “Men's Center Age Bar”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 4
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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