/ ˈgʌvnə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE , informal ) (often used as a way of addressing sb) a man who is in a position of authority, for example your employer :
Do you want me to ask the guv'nor about it?
—see also governor
/ ˈgʌvnə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE , informal ) (often used as a way of addressing sb) a man who is in a position of authority, for example your employer :
Do you want me to ask the guv'nor about it?
—see also governor
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005