English dictionary

boss

/b/A/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a person who exercises control over workers

noun.person

Synonyms chief foreman gaffer honcho

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person responsible for hiring workers

noun.person

Examples
The boss hired three more men for the new job.

Synonyms hirer

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person who exercises control and makes decisions

noun.person

Examples
He is his own boss now.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

noun.person

Examples
Party bosses have a reputation for corruption.

Synonyms party boss political boss

Source: WordNet 3.0
a circular rounded projection or protuberance

noun.artifact

Synonyms knob

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a <i>boss</i> of wood.

noun

Source: webster1913
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.

noun

Source: webster1913