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.
IDIOMS see SHOWv.
verb [VN] ~ sb (about / around) to tell sb what to do in an aggressive and/or annoying way:
I'm sick of you bossing me around!
adjective (slang, especially BrE) very good
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