boss

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boss [manager]

The person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work

US /bɑːs/ 
UK /bɒs/ 

رئيس‌، مدير

مثال: 

The workers here elect and control their bosses.

در اينجا كارگران‌ مديران‌ خود را انتخاب‌ و كنترل‌ مى‌كنند.‏

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun (plural bosses) (informal)
a person who controls a place where people work and tells people what they must do:
I asked my boss for a holiday.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

boss

I. boss1 S2 W3 /bɒs $ bɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Sense 1-3: Date: 1800-1900; Language: Dutch; Origin: baas 'man in charge']
[Sense 4: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia]
1. the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work ⇨ employer, manager, supervisor:
I’ll have to ask my boss for a day off.
Since I’m my own boss (=I work for myself, rather than for an employer), my hours are flexible.
2. informal someone with an important position in a company or other organization:
the new boss at Paramount Pictures
union bosses
3. the person who is the strongest in a relationship, who controls a situation etc:
When you first start training a dog, it’s important to let him see that you’re the boss.
You’ve got to show the kids who’s boss.
4. a round decoration on the surface of something, for example on the ceiling of an old building
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THESAURUS
boss the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager: Does your boss know you're looking for another job?
manager the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business: I'd like to speak to the hotel manager. | the sales manager | the manager of an Italian restaurant
head the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization: the head of the CIA | My wife's head of the French department at the university. | He was the former head of the American Cancer Society.
chief the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army: the chief of police | police/army/fire chiefs | Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals.
president especially American English the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company: the president of CBS news | Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
managing director British English the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization: He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
chief executive (also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company: the CEO of General Motors | Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.
supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: He was employed as a warehouse supervisor.
line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
report to somebody if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you: Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boss

boss [boss bosses bossed bossing] noun, verb, adjective   [bɒs]    [bɔːs]    [bɑːs] 

 

noun
1. a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do
I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions).

Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?

2. (informal) a person who is in charge of a large organization
the new boss at IBM
Hospital bosses protested at the decision.
see show sb who's boss at  show  v.  
Word Origin:
early 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.  
Thesaurus:
boss noun C (informal)
Ask your boss for a rise.
huge bonuses paid to company bosses
manageremployersupervisordirectorheadchief executivechairmanchairchairwomanleaderpresident|BrE managing directorgovernor|especially journalism chief
a company boss/manager/director/chairman/chairwoman/president/chief
a party/union boss/chief/chairman/chairwoman/leader/president 
Example Bank:
I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
The Renault team boss later apologized for his comments.
There's been criticism of bonuses paid to top oil company bosses.

Who's the boss in this house?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

boss / bɒs /   / bɑːs / noun [ C ] (MANAGER)

A2 the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do:

She was the boss of a large international company.

I started up my own business and now I'm my own boss (= I work for myself and no one tells me what to do) .

informal Who's the boss (= the person who makes all the important decisions) in your house?
 

boss / bɒs /   / bɑːs / noun [ C ] (DECORATION)

a raised rounded decoration, such as on a shield or a ceiling

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

boss

/bɒs/
(bosses, bossing, bossed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
He cannot stand his boss...
Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft poss N

2.
If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions. (INFORMAL)
He thinks he’s the boss.
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

1boss /ˈbɑːs/ noun, pl boss·es [count]
1 : the person whose job is to tell other workers what to do
• Why don't you ask your boss for a raise?
• Company policy says that vacation time must be cleared with your boss. [=supervisor]
• my former boss
• Jane started her own business so that she could be her own boss. [=have no boss except for herself]
- see also pit boss
2 : a person who has a lot of power in an organization
• a union boss
• mafia bosses
• the movie studio boss
• 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]
3 : the person who has more power or control in a relationship
• The two oldest children argued over who was boss for the entire hour their mother was out shopping.
• He wants to show them who's (the) boss. [=who's in charge]