boss

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɒs/, SAMPA: /bQs/
• (US) enPR: bäs, IPA ^(key): /bɑs/, SAMPA: /bAs/

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Noun

Singular boss

Plural bosses

1. (countable) Your boss is the person who tells you what to do at work.

   My former boss was very happy for the chance to fire me.

   I started the company because I wanted to be my own boss.

2. (countable) A boss is a leader in an organisation.

   The Mayor was an old-style political boss who made his own decisions.

Synonyms

• employer
• manager
• superior

Related words

• bossy

Verb

Plain form boss

Third-person singular bosses

Past tense bossed

Past participle bossed

Present participle bossing

1. (transitive) If you boss somebody around/about, you tell them what to do, especially when you don't have any special power to do so.

   This was just another occasion when Indians were bossed around by white people.

Related words

• bossy

Adjective

Positive boss

Comparative more boss

Superlative most boss

1. (slang) If something is boss, it is very good.

Synonyms

• cool