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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
control freak
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A self-confessed control freak and workaholic, no-one is allowed in his control room.
▪ Am I a control freak just because I want a little order in my life?
Wiktionary
control freak

n. 1 A person who is excessively controlling and domineering. 2 A tyrant or manipulator.

WordNet
control freak

n. someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people

Wikipedia
Control freak

In psychology-related slang, the term control freak describes a person who attempts to dictate how everything is done around them. The phrase was first used in the 1970s, an era when stress was laid on the principle of 'doing one's own thing' and letting others do the same.

Usage examples of "control freak".

Because Richard was a ruthless, self-centered control freak who'd believed himself aggrieved.

He impressed me as a control freak with a dark self-knowledge learned the hard way.