Boss | Mean of boss in English Dictionary

/ˈbɑːs/

• Noun
• the person whose job is to tell other workers what to do
1. Why don't you ask your boss for a raise?
2. Company policy says that vacation time must be cleared with your boss. [=supervisor]
3. my former boss
4. Jane started her own business so that she could be her own boss. [=have no boss except for herself]
• a person who has a lot of power in an organization
1. a union boss
2. mafia bosses
3. the movie studio boss
4. During the campaign, no one was willing to stand up to the party boss. [=the person with the most power in a political party or one branch of a political party]
• the person who has more power or control in a relationship
1. The two oldest children argued over who was boss for the entire hour their mother was out shopping.
2. He wants to show them who's (the) boss. [=who's in charge]
• Verb

• to give orders to (someone)
1. I wish he wouldn't let his father boss him around like that.
2. Don't boss me around!
• great or excellent
1. a boss new rock band
• Noun
• a round raised decoration on a ceiling or shield