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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A passenger who constantly advises, corrects, or nags the driver of a motor vehicle.
- noun A person who persists in giving unsolicited advice.
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- noun A person sitting in the back-seat of a car issuing (
unsolicited and usually unwanted)instructions to thedriver . - noun figuratively An
opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted)advice on the best way to handle asituation .
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