0 a person who tries to control every part of a situation, including small details:
He was portrayed as a micromanager who controlled every facet of the company's operations.
An easygoing boss may be even worse for you than a nagging micromanager.
1 a manager who wants to control every part of a situation, project, etc. in a way that may not be necessary or may not give enough responsibility to other employees:
It is difficult to deal with the micromanager who supervises an employee's work in great detail and then subjects it to unnecessary criticism.
He was a micromanager who knew of virtually everything that was going on inside his stores.
He has a reputation as a micromanager with ferocious attention to detail.
Some see her as a condescending and manipulative micromanager who stifles dissent.
