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boss
has definitions from the fields of work,politics
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[ noun ] (work) a person who exercises control over workers
Examples "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Let 's throw a_little nuclear hardware at them and show them who 's boss '' . Show them who 's boss '' ! (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)The Boss wants performance , not gripes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) a person responsible for hiring workers
Synonyms Examples "the boss hired three more men for the new job" Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)It all seemed - if one could have peeked in at him through one of his windows - as_though this broken nosed man with the muscular arms and wrestler 's neck was merely the caretaker trying his hand at the boss 's work . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)He evolved programs that plumbed new depths of bathos and besmirched whole networks , and quickly superseded his boss . |
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[ adjective ] (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office
Examples "his arch rival" "the boss man" "the chief executive" "head librarian" "top administrators" Used in print (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)`` Not a danged thing but rattlesnakes , so I reckon I 'll get the boss rattler to help me '' . Getting the boss rattlesnake to help you '' ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] a person who exercises control and makes decisions
Examples "he is his own boss now" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)But there is little doubt that in many marriages the wife is boss of the marital bed . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (informal) exceptionally good
Synonyms Examples "a boss hand at carpentry" "his brag cornfield" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3714
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[ noun ] (politics) a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
Synonyms Examples "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Related terms |
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[ noun ] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
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