1. (noun)foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss a person who exercises control over workers "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
2. (noun)boss, hirer a person responsible for hiring workers "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
3. (noun)boss a person who exercises control and makes decisions "he is his own boss now"
4. (noun)party boss, political boss, boss a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
1. (noun)boss a person in charge at work Ask your boss for a raise.
2. (verb)boss to continuously tell sb what to do ***Stop bossing everyone around.
Definition of 'Boss'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Boss any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood
2. (noun)Boss a protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus
3. (noun)Boss a projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations
4. (noun)Boss a wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder
5. (noun)Boss the enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another
6. (noun)Boss a swage or die used for shaping metals
7. (noun)Boss a head or reservoir of water
8. (noun)Boss a master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator