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1. A person who exercises control over workers
   "if you want to leave early you have to ask the boss"
   - foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho [N. Amer]
    
2. A person responsible for hiring workers
   "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
   - hirer
    
3. A person who exercises control and makes decisions
   "he is his own boss now"
    
4. A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
   "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
   - party boss, political boss
    
5. A circular rounded projection or protuberance
   - knob

1. Raise in a relief
   "bossed stationery"
   - emboss, stamp
    
2. Be bossy towards
   "Her big brother always bossed her when she was young"
   - strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag [N. Amer], ballyrag [N. Amer], boss around, hector, push around

1. Exceptionally good
   "a boss hand at carpentry"
   - brag [N. Amer]

Derived forms: bosses, bossing, bossed

See also: bossy, superior

Type of: employer, impress, imprint, intimidate, leader, pol [N. Amer], political leader, politician, politico, pollie [Austral], polly [Austral], projection, supervisor

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