English Dictionary

boss

/bɒs/

noun

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. / A person in charge of a business or company. / A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

The boss is coming to the office today.

意味（1）

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

we have some vindictive people as bosses, and you don’t want to be the target of their wrath.

意味（2）

A person in charge of a business or company.

Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.

意味（3）

A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.

意味（4）

The head of a political party in a given region or district.

He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.

意味（5）

(informal, especially India and MLE) A term of address to a man.

Yes, boss.

意味（6）

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

意味（7）

(humorous) Wife.

There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.