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momager

momager noun: a showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.

Noun

momager (plural momagers)

  1. (US, slang) A showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.
    • A growing category of “bad” mother is the so-called “momager,” the woman who interferes with her famous children's affairs, exploits them, and contributes to their tarnished reputations—[...]2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood
    • The most fitting occupation for my mother is no longer a stage actress or momager or anything like that; she would make—she is—a fantastic nurse.2012, Sarah Wylie, All These Lives, page 184

Examples of momager in a sentence

  • The scope of ambition of the Hadids can be seen in the increased visibility of Yolanda, who accompanied Gigi to the Fashion awards, because you are no one without a momager.2016 December 13, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian:
  • The momager followed up Kim's post with her own, sharing a throwback pic of herself in a neon pink '80s swimsuit.2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health:

Forms of momager

pluralmomagers
alternative formmomanager

Origin of momager

From blend of mom + manager.

Questions about momager

What does momager mean?
Momager means a showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.
How do you use momager in a sentence?
The scope of ambition of the Hadids can be seen in the increased visibility of Yolanda, who accompanied Gigi to the Fashion awards, because you are no one without a momager.
What part of speech is momager?
Momager is a noun.
What is the plural of momager?
The plural of momager is momagers.

Words near momager in the dictionary

  1. mom-and-pops
  2. mom-in-law
  3. moma
  4. Momaday
  5. Momadays
  6. momager
  7. momagers
  8. Momala
  9. Moman
  10. momanager
  11. momanagers

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