boss
Meanings
Plural: bosses
Noun
- a person who exercises control over workers
- a person responsible for hiring workers
- "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
- a person who exercises control and makes decisions
- "he is his own boss now"
- a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
- "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- A term of address to a man, especially a customer, but also sometimes to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Wife.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
- A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
Verb
- raise in a relief
- "embossed stationery"
- To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
Adjective Satellite
- exceptionally good
- "a boss hand at carpentry"
Adj
- Of excellent quality, first-rate.
Origin / Etymology
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The representation of Dutch -aa- by English -o- is due to the older unrounded pronunciation of this letter, which is still used in North America and parts of Ireland, but was formerly found in some British accents as well. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.
Synonyms
administrator, Bos, boss, boss around, brag, chief, commander, director, emboss, employer, footrest, foreman, gaffer, genus Bos, gov, governor, guardian, guv, guvnor, hassock, head, head man, higher-up, hirer, honcho, jefe, knob, leader, line manager, lord over, manager, master, mate, overseer, party boss, political boss, sachem, stamp, suit, superintendent, superior, supervisor
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
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