helicopter parentnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhel.ɪˌkɒp.tə ˈpeə.rənt/us/ˌhel.ɪˌkɑːp.tɚ ˈper.ənt/informal disapproving a parent who is closely involved with their child's life and tries to control it too much, especially their child's education
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People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- Goliath
- guiding spirit
- headman
- hierarchy
- kingmaker
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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