Meaning

17 senses
  1. One 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

  2. 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

  3. A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

    They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.

    руководи́тельrukovodítelʹ, руководи́тельницаrukovodítelʹnica

  4. 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

  5. (Australia)The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property.

  6. (humorous)One's wife.

    There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.

  7. (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

  8. An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

    Boss, Endgegner

    боссboss

  9. 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.

  10. A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

    Buckel

    a circular rounded projection or protuberance

  11. A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

    Bund, Kragen, Überstand

    вы́ступvýstup

  12. A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

Examples

1626 sentences
  1. Our boss is hard to please.

    Нашому босу важко догодити. — deniko

    ruНашему начальнику трудно угодить. — marafon

  2. Tom wants to be the boss.

    Том хоче бути начальником. — deniko

  3. I've had problems with my boss.

    У мене проблеми з моїм начальником. — deniko

  4. 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

  5. Tom is no longer my boss.

    Том мені більше не начальник. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
supervisor:
Русский
By meaning 4
supervisor:
head of a political party:
term of address to a man:
mechanics: protrusion:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
supervisor:
enemy in video game:
projection in centre of shield:
mechanics: protrusion:
architecture: knob or protrusion:
hassock:

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from O

Borrowed 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: bosses
Singularboss
Pluralbosses

regular

Synonyms

30 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

51 related words

Collocations

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

See also

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