Synonyms and antonyms of People who tell people what to do in American Thesaurus

disciplinarian (noun)

someone who thinks that people should obey rules and punishes people who do not

autocrat (noun)

someone who tells other people what to do without caring what they think

dictator (noun)

someone who tells people what to do and refuses to listen to their opinions

tyrant (noun)

someone in a position of power who behaves in a cruel and unfair way

nag (noun)

informal someone who keeps asking or telling you to do something in a way that annoys you

control freak (noun)

informal someone who wants to control every aspect of a situation and will not allow other people to share in making decisions

taskmaster (noun)

someone who makes people work very hard

Big Brother (noun)

a person or organization that watches people all the time and tries to control everything they say or do

gatekeeper (noun)

someone who makes decisions about which people can use something or see someone

martinet (noun)

formal someone who is very strict

battleax (noun)

an insulting word for an unpleasant woman who tells people what to do in a very determined and slightly frightening way

bruiser (noun)

informal someone who argues with a lot of force, making other people feel rather afraid

bully boy (noun)

Britishinformal someone who uses threats or violence to get what they want

fascist (noun)

informal someone who forces people to obey them and does not allow any opposition to what they do or say

judge and jury ()

someone who makes all the decisions about something important, especially when other people think this is wrong

moralist (noun)

someone who has strong beliefs about what is right and wrong and tries to make other people behave according to them

Nazi (noun)

an insulting word for someone who likes to control people or someone who does not like people who are different from them

poacher turned gamekeeper ()

someone who did not obey the law or authority in the past but now makes other people obey it

slave driver (noun)

informal someone who makes other people work very hard