control freak
noun
: a person whose behavior indicates a powerful need to control people or circumstances in everyday matters
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My boss is a real control freak.
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There was a bit of a control freak thing going on there, too.
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Most serial killers tend to be control freaks.
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Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025
There was a bit of a control freak thing going on there, too.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Most serial killers tend to be control freaks.
—Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Fashion’s bigwigs are not necessarily all-out control freaks.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for control freak
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“Control freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20freak. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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