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boss
CEFRA2
/bɒs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who manages other workers.
- 02
noun
Extra detailOne who is in charge or something., A person in charge of a business or company.
Examples
I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
Lisa, this is Mr Murata. He's my boss.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
One who is in charge or something.
One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
More examples
In contextYou talk as if you were the boss.
Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
My boss complains that I'm always late to work.
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The video game s...