/ bɒs; NAmE bɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective
■ noun
1.
a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do :
I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions) .
Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?
2.
( informal ) a person who is in charge of a large organization :
the new boss at IBM
Hospital bosses protested at the decision.
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IDIOMS
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■ verb
[ vn ] boss sb (about / around) to tell sb what to do in an aggressive and/or annoying way :
I'm sick of you bossing me around!
■ adjective
( slang ) very good
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas master.