boss
∞
1.0
- noun
- /bɔs/
- The big boss wants to see us.
- tell the boss
- the boss said
- the boss wants
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Watch on YouTubeI don't have a boss, or do I?
- I don't have a boss, or do I?
- So I've had it with girl boss, girl boss culture.
- The investor does don't be the boss, don't be the CEO.
- All I care about as your boss is how much it cost.
- I'm so surprised that my boss stole my friend's idea.
- Like that is the head, like the mafia boss of the busboys, right?
- The guy, the boss, is sitting in a chair.
- If you're, if you're ACEO or a boss, I very much agree.
- By each other, there's no boss in there that's in charge.
- There's a part of it that's like who's the boss of tech?
- Like I'm thinking about Tom, my boss who taught me so much.
- When you're given a note like no by your boss, OK, take the note.
- Then you have Donald Trump's boss, Elon Musk, who's BFFS with Putin.
Examples
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When I have a question about the project, I go straight to my boss for guidance.
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The old maxim that "it is better to go through the boss than around the boss" is true.
Academic text (2008) -
All I care about as your boss is how much it cost.
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The guy, the boss, is sitting in a chair.
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How do you deal with problems or opportunities that your boss should know about?
Academic text (2011) -
And how do I tell my boss I am burnt out at work?
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If you had a problem with your boss or landlord regarding housing, what would you do?
Academic text (2017) -
Your resume is the basis of what the boss will know about you before your interview.
Academic text (2012) -
My first-line supervisor, my immediate boss at that time, was a woman.
Academic text (2015) -
And she's my direct boss and she's a good one.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A person who leads a group or community
∞
1.0
A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country
∞
3.6
A person in charge of a group who gives orders and leads them
∞
1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
∞
2.2
A person who is in charge of a group or organization
∞
3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
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3.5
A person who leads a company and makes its big decisions
332
2.8
A person who watches workers and helps them do their jobs correctly
160
6.0
A person who manages an organization or its department, often in police and schools
111
3.0
A person who is in charge of all parts of a business or department
59
3.1
A person who directs and watches workers on a building site or in a factory
41
4.2
In charge of a group or organization
26
4.6
A person with the most power in a group
26
3.0
A person who leads a department in a company or school
18
8.9
A person in charge of a team or project
9
6.3
A person who is in charge of a company or group
2
8.4
A person who is the most important leader in a group or organization
1
8.1
A person in charge of workers on a work site
The person in charge of a group or organization
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- Literature
6
6.5
A powerful political leader who controls votes and chooses party jobs behind the scenes
- Jargon
2
6.0
The last and hardest enemy in a video game you must beat to finish the story
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Etymology
Boss comes from the Dutch word baas, which meant 'master' or 'head' and came into English with Dutch workers and sailors. So a boss is simply the person who is 'in charge'.