boss

/bˈɑs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a person who exercises control over workers
   “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
2. a person responsible for hiring workers
   “the boss hired three more men for the new job”
3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions
   “he is his own boss now”
4. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
   “party bosses have a reputation for corruption”
5. a circular rounded projection or protuberance

adjective

1. exceptionally good
   “a boss hand at carpentry”

verb

1. raise in a relief
   “embossed stationery”

Synonyms for boss

• foreman
• chief
• gaffer
• honcho
• hirer
• party boss
• political boss
• knob
• brag
• superior
• emboss
• stamp

Words that rhyme with boss

• os
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• albatross
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• clos
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• dazs
• demoss
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• gotaas
• grosse
• haas
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• habermas
• hahs
• hammas
• hasse
• hoss