Definitions
A person in charge at work.
Word origin
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
Used in a sentence
“The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.”
“we have some vindictive people as bosses, and you don’t want to be the target of their wrath.”
“Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Workplace chief”4 letters
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