The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

compiler-compiler
compiler compiler

   A utility to generate the source code of a parser,
   interpreter or compiler from an annotated language
   description (usually in BNF).  Most so called
   compiler-compilers are really just parser generators.

   Examples are Bison, Eli, FSL, META 5, MUG2,
   Parsley, Pre-cc, Yacc.

   (1995-01-23)