boss
noun
[ bɒs ]
• a person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization.
• "I asked my boss for a promotion"
Similar:
head,
head man/woman,
top man/woman,
chief,
principal,
director,
president,
executive,
chief executive,
chair,
chairperson,
chairman,
chairwoman,
manager,
manageress,
administrator,
leader,
superintendent,
supervisor,
foreman,
forewoman,
overseer,
controller,
employer,
master,
owner,
proprietor,
patron,
boss man,
number one,
kingpin,
top dog,
bigwig,
big cheese,
Mister Big,
skipper,
gaffer,
governor,
guv'nor,
honcho,
head honcho,
numero uno,
padrone,
sachem,
big wheel,
big kahuna,
big white chief,
high muckamuck,
boss
verb
• give (someone) orders in a domineering manner.
• "he does not like being bossed around"
Similar:
order about,
order around,
give orders to,
dictate to,
impose one's will on,
lord it over,
bully,
push about,
domineer,
dominate,
ride roughshod over,
trample on,
try to control,
pressurize,
browbeat,
use strong-arm tactics on,
throw one's weight about,
throw one's weight around,
call the shots,
lay down the law,
bulldoze,
walk all over,
railroad,
lean on,
boss
adjective
• excellent; outstanding.
• "that was a real boss move on his part"
Origin:
early 19th century (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.
boss
noun
• a stud on the centre of a shield.
• a large mass of igneous rock protruding through other strata.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French boce, of unknown origin.
boss
noun
• a cow.
Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
BOSS
abbreviation
• Bureau of State Security.
