boss
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Sense 1
- noun
- A2
the person who is in charge of you at work and decides what you have to do
My boss approved the holiday I asked for next month.
The new boss wants everyone to arrive before half past eight.
I would rather be my own boss than work for someone.
Common collocations: my boss · the new boss · ask the boss · be your own boss · boss of the company
Part of: The office, Jobs
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B2
to keep telling other people what to do in a way that annoys them
He bosses everyone around, even the people who trained him.
Stop bossing me about; I have done this job for years.
She bossed her younger brother around every single summer holiday.
Common collocations: boss someone around · boss someone about · stop bossing me around
Part of: Talking to people, Personality
Forms
- past
- bossed
- plural
- bosses
- third_person
- bosses
- past_participle
- bossed