STRAW BOSS

Meaning of STRAW BOSS in English

Function: noun

Date: 1894

1 : an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small group of workers

2 : a member of a group of workers who supervises the work of the others in addition to doing his or her own job

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

STRAW BOSS — noun Date: 1894 an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small group …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRAW-BOSS — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: straw boss : to function as a straw boss at or over was straw-bossing the dam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW BOSS — noun 1. : an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small gang …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW-BOSS — /straw"baws', -bos'/ , v.t. to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw-boss the night shift.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW BOSS — a member of a work crew, as in a factory or logging camp, who acts as a boss; assistant foreman. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW BOSS — Date: 1894 1. : an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAW BOSS — ■ noun N. Amer. informal a junior supervisor with some responsibility but little authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRAW BOSS — [straw boss] n (1894) 1: an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW BOSS — Synonyms and related words : Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAW BOSS — {n.} 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. * /The straw boss …
Slang English vocab
STRAW BOSS — {n.} 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. * /The straw boss …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW BOSS — n. 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. The straw boss told …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STRAW BOSS — (профессионализм) временный начальник (особ. о бригадире, десятнике и т. п.); помощник мастера, прораба и т. п.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW BOSS — проф. временный начальник ( особ. о бригадире, десятнике и т. п. ); помощник мастера, прораба и т. п.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAW BOSS — проф. временный начальник ( особ. о бригадире, десятнике и т. п. ); помощник мастера, прораба и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRAW BOSS — проф. временный начальник ( особ. о бригадире, десятнике и т. п. ); помощник мастера, прораба и т. п.
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW BOSS — помощник мастера
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAW BOSS — помощник мастера
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAW BOSS — проф. помощник прораба, помощник бригадира
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
STRAW BOSS — помощник мастера Полуофициальная должность в бригаде рабочих, особенно на лесозаготовках; обычно выполняет обязанности помощника мастера наряду с обязанностями рабочего
STRAW BOSS — помощник мастера Полуофициальная должность в бригаде рабочих, особенно на лесозаготовках; обычно выполняет обязанности помощника мастера наряду с обязанностями рабочего
STRAW BOSS — n infml Tell that straw boss to mind his own business — Скажи этому долбаному начальнику, пускай лучше не лезет не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STRAW BOSS — n infml Tell that straw boss to mind his own business — Скажи этому долбаному начальнику, пускай лучше не лезет …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STRAW BOSS — straw boss n infml Tell that straw boss to mind his own business Скажи этому долбаному начальнику, пускай лучше не …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STRAW BOSS — Tell that straw boss to mind his own business — Скажи этому долбаному начальнику, пускай лучше не лезет не в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STRAW BOSS — "соломенный" босс; лицо без формальной должности, но с определенными управленческими функциями.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
STRAW BOSS — (профессионализм) временный начальник (особ. о бригадире, десятнике и т. п.); помощник мастера, прораба и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English straw, stree, from Old English strēaw, strē; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOSS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — — strawless , adj. — strawlike , adj. /straw/ , n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOSS — boss 1 /baws, bos/ , n. 1. a person who employs or superintends workers; manager. 2. a politician who controls …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOSS — I. ˈbäs, ˈbȯs noun Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * bottia Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAW — vt to spread or scatter. ·see strew, and strow. 2. straw ·noun anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a …
Webster English vocab
BOSS
Webster English vocab
STRAW — [straw] n [ME, fr. OE streaw; akin to OHG stro straw, OE strewian to strew] (bef. 12c) 1 a: stalks …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOSS — [boss] n [ME boce, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL bottia] (14c) 1 a: a protuberant part or body "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW — the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAW — straw BrE AmE strɔː strɑː ▷ straws strɔːz strɑːz ▶ ˌ straw ˈ man BrE AmE ▶ ˌ straw ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAW — / strɔː; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] stems of wheat or other grain plants that have been cut …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOSS — / bɒs; NAmE bɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. a person who is in charge of other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — straw S3 /strɔː $ strɒː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streaw ] 1 . a) [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOSS — I. boss 1 S2 W3 /bɒs $ bɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-3: Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Dutch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAW — n.1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
STRAW — ( straws) 1. Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOSS — ( bosses, bossing, bossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your boss …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES straw poll straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ That was the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOSS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ Mr Gergen will best serve his new boss if he reminds …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAW — (DRIED STEMS) [noun] [U] - the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice which are used as …
Cambridge English vocab
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Slang English vocab
BOSS
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOSS — See ↑ IN CHARGE OF 2, ↑ MANAGER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be the boss • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW — Both wheat and barley straw were used by the ancient Hebrews chiefly as fodder for the horses cattle and camels. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
BOSS — noun DUBIOUS : My father is the boss of a small shipping company. GOOD : My father is the manager …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STRAW — 1. сущ. 1) солома; соломка to pack in straw ≈ завернуть в солому Syn : thatch, haulm 2) соломинка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOSS
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — straw.ogg 1. strɔ: n 1. солома a house thatched with straw - дом с соломенной крышей 2. соломинка ( естественная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOSS — boss.ogg _I 1. bɒs n 1. разг. хозяин, предприниматель; босс 2. амер. босс, политический заправила 3. 1> десятник 2> штейгер …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOSS — 1) бобышка; утолщение, прилив; выпуклость 2) упор; распорка 3) ступица ( колеса, гребного винта ) ; втулка ( маховика ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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