What does boss mean?
Definitions for boss
bɒs, bɔsboss
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word boss.
Princeton's WordNet
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, bossnoun
a person who exercises control over workers
"if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
boss, hirernoun
a person responsible for hiring workers
"the boss hired three more men for the new job"
bossnoun
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
"he is his own boss now"
party boss, political boss, bossnoun
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
"party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
knob, bossadjective
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
boss, bragverb
exceptionally good
"a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
emboss, boss, stampverb
raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bossnoun
Etymology: bosse, Fr.
What signifies beauty, strength, youth, fortune, embroidered furniture, or gaudy bosses? Roger L'Estrange.
This ivory was intended for the bosses of a bridle, was laid up for a prince, and a woman of Caria or Mæonia dyed it. Alexander Pope, Notes on Iliad.
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers. Job, xv. 26.
A boss made of wood, with an iron hook, to hang on the laths, or on a ladder, in which the labourer puts the mortar at the britches of the tiles. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
If a close appulse be made by the lips, then is framed M; if by the boss of the tongue to the palate, near the throat, then K. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
Wikipedia
Boss
"The Boss is a 1979 song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label. It was the first release from the album of the same title (1979).
Webster Dictionary
Bossnoun
any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood
Bossnoun
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
Bossnoun
a projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations
Bossnoun
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
Bossnoun
the enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another
Bossnoun
a swage or die used for shaping metals
Bossnoun
a head or reservoir of water
Bossverb
to ornament with bosses; to stud
Bossnoun
a master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator
Wikidata
Boss
A mob boss, crime lord, Don or kingpin is a person in charge of a criminal organization or a terrorist organization. A boss typically has absolute or near-absolute control over his subordinates, is greatly feared by his subordinates for his ruthlessness and willingness to take lives in order to exert his influence, and profits from the criminal endeavours in which his organization engages. Some groups may only have as little as two ranks. Other groups have a more complex, structured organization with many ranks, and structure may vary with cultural background. Organized crime enterprises originating in Sicily differ in structure from those in mainland Italy. American groups may be structured differently from their European counterparts, and Latino and African American gangs often have structures that vary from European gangs. The size of the criminal organization also is important, as regional or national gangs have much more complex hierarchies.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Boss
bos, n. the chief or leader: the master, manager, or foreman: the person who pulls the wires in political intrigues.—adj. chief: excellent.—v.t. to manage or control.—To boss the show, to be supreme director of an enterprise. [Amer.; from the New York Dutch baas, master; cog. with Ger. base, a cousin.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
boss
A head of water, or reservoir. Also the apex of a shield.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
boss
The apex of a shield.
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BOSS
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Etymology and Origins
Boss
A term derived from the Dutch settlers of New York, in whose language baas (pronounced like the a in all), expressed an overseer or master.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BOSS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boss is ranked #4154 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Boss surname appeared 8,529 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Boss.
86.6% or 7,394 total occurrences were White.
8.4% or 720 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 167 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 140 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 61 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'boss' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3221
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'boss' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2429
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'boss' in Nouns Frequency: #1105
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boss in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of boss in a Sentence
If goons think they can intimidate me this way ...take a long walk boss. I will report come what may.
On the space station it is important that you are a nice boss, my main task is to make sure that there's good communication, that everyone is happy and that everyone has what he needs and isn't overworked or bored.
I pray that Acting Attorney General Rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and bring an end to alleged Russia Collusion investigation manufactured by McCabe’s boss James Comey based upon a fraudulent and corrupt Dossier, just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations.
For people who work and get paid by the hour, who don't necessarily get time off from their boss, who don't have vaccines available in their community, who don't take walk-in hours, there's still a number of people for whom it just needs to be easier.
You would hide trades, say the profit was from something else, manipulate pricing to disguise where it came from, all so you didn't have to give up the idea to the boss.
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Translations for boss
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- مدير, رئيسArabic
- ли́дер, работодател, шеф, ръководител, ръководи́тел, розетка, издатина, релеф, изпъкналост, разпореждам сеBulgarian
- patróCatalan, Valencian
- šéfCzech
- chefDanish
- ChefGerman
- αρχηγός, αφεντικό, επιστάτης, προϊστάμενοςGreek
- mastro, ĉefo, estro, ĉefuloEsperanto
- jefe, jefa, dirigir, mandarSpanish
- کارفرما, مدیر, رئیسPersian
- johtaja, pääkkä, päävihollinen, pomo, komennella, pomottaaFinnish
- patron, chef, bossFrench
- basIrish
- ceannardScottish Gaelic
- xefe, xefaGalician
- ard-ghooinney, ard-erManx
- मालिकHindi
- ղեկավարըArmenian
- chefInterlingua
- bosIndonesian
- stjóriIcelandic
- boss, capo, principale, padrone, bugna, comandareItalian
- בּוֹסHebrew
- 長, 上司, ボスJapanese
- პატრონიGeorgian
- 보스Korean
- dominus, dominaLatin
- ше́фица, кра́лица, ли́дер, раково́дител, ше́фе, шефMacedonian
- eindbaas, chef, baas, opzichter, bazinDutch
- bossNorwegian
- bóhólníhígííNavajo, Navaho
- capa, capOccitan
- szef, naczelnik, brygadzistaPolish
- chefe, líder, chefão, capataz, supervisor, guardiãoPortuguese
- schef, scheffaRomansh
- șefRomanian
- нача́льник, шеф, босс, руководи́тель, ли́дер, выступRussian
- chef, förman, boss, bas, bossaSwedish
- müdür, patron, amir, şefTurkish
- مالکUrdu
- באַלעבאָסYiddish
- 老闆Chinese
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