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boss

boss
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [baws, bos]
    • /bɔs, bɒs/
    • /bɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [baws, bos]
    • /bɔs, bɒs/

Definitions of boss word

  • countable noun boss Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. 3
  • countable noun boss If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions. 3
  • verb boss If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating. 3
  • verb boss Boss around, or in British English boss about, means the same as boss. 3
  • noun boss a person in charge of or employing others 3
  • noun boss a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods 3

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Origin of boss

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50, Americanism; < Dutch baas master, foreman

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Boss

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boss popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

boss usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boss

noun boss

  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
  • director — a person or thing that directs.
  • chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
  • owner — a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.

verb boss

  • overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
  • run — execution
  • chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.

Antonyms for boss

noun boss

  • worker — a person or thing that works.

verb boss

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.

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