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boss

  • noun
  • /bɒs/

One who is in charge or something.

Other meanings

  1. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

  2. A person in charge of a business or company.

Synonyms

  • chief

Example sentences

  • “My boss is a very busy man.”

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  • “I never asked you to be my boss.”

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  • “Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.”

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Word history

From Middle Dutch "baes" (master of a household, friend).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “boss” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.