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micromanager

American  
[mahy-kroh-man-ij-er] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌmæn ɪdʒ ər /

noun

plural

micromanagers
  1. a person who tends to micromanage.


Example Sentences

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"The role of a traditional niche may be more in line with a micromanager -- instructing cells, 'You can be a stem cell, but only one particular type'," explained Mann.

From Science Daily

He was the same micromanager he had always been, going through his headquarters turning off lights if a room was empty.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe being a micromanager and a little uptight weren’t such horrible things after all.

From Los Angeles Times

Watson was a micromanager with a hand in every pot.

From Slate

But the prosecution applied some of those against him this week, using his own writing to portray him as a micromanager — a man who distrusted his employees for a fear that they will “rob you blind.”

From Seattle Times