boss
One who is in charge of somethingOne who is in charge of something.: One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
» Our boss is hard to please.
Нашему начальнику трудно угодить.
Нашому босу важко догодити.
Нашому начальнику важко догодити.
Meaning
17 sensesOne who is in charge of something.
One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
Chef, Chefin
руководи́тельrukovodítelʹ, руководи́тельницаrukovodítelʹnica, шефšef
керівни́кkerivnýk, керівни́цяkerivnýcja, нача́льникnačálʹnyk
A person in charge of a business or company.
Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
My boss complains that I'm always late to work.
Chef, Chefin
шефšef, боссboss, нача́льникnačálʹnik
нача́льникnačálʹnyk, нача́льницяnačálʹnycja, шефšef
A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
руководи́тельrukovodítelʹ, руководи́тельницаrukovodítelʹnica
The head of a political party in a given region or district.
He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
ли́дерlíder, вождьvoždʹ
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
(Australia)The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property.
(humorous)One's wife.
There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.
(India, Multicultural London English, Philippines, especially, informal)A term of address to a man, especially a customer; sometimes also to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
Good to see you, boss.
шефšef, отецotec
An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
Boss, Endgegner
боссboss
A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
Buckel
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
Bund, Kragen, Überstand
вы́ступvýstup
A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
Examples
1626 sentencesOur boss is hard to please.
Нашому босу важко догодити. — deniko
ruНашему начальнику трудно угодить. — marafon
Tom wants to be the boss.
Том хоче бути начальником. — deniko
I've had problems with my boss.
У мене проблеми з моїм начальником. — deniko
Have you met the new boss?
Ти знайомий із моїм новим босом? — deniko
ruТы виделся с новым боссом? — odexed
deHast du den neuen Boss getroffen? — dinkel_girl
Tom is no longer my boss.
Том мені більше не начальник. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 6
Origin
Borrowed from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from OBorrowed 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”).
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
Apparently a corruption of bast.
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Forms
plural: bossesSynonyms
30 synonyms- a person responsible for hiring workers:hirer
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance:knob
- a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments:party bosspolitical boss
- a person who exercises control over workers:foremanchiefgafferhoncho
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
51 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- be the boss
- my boss is
- a good boss
- by his boss
- new boss
- asked his boss
- with my boss
- told his boss
- very good boss
- is my boss
- the boss is
- the new boss