Synonyms for boss
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Manager — one who is in charge of something. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor
manager, chief, honcho informal, foreman, director, supervisor, overseer, superintendent, gaffer informal UK, old man, governor informal UK, master, administrator
2. Head man — one who is in charge of something. A leader, the head of an organized group or team
Definitions
- n. 1
One who is in charge of something. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
- n. 2
One who is in charge of something. A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
Related words
- Phrases
- boss around boss up boss key handling boss lifting boss straw boss boss about boss button
- Is a kind of
- person
Forms
- Plural
- bosses → managers, chiefs, honchos, foremen…
Example sentences
- director I've been speaking to your director and he agreed.
- chief High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
- manager The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.
- foreman The workers didn't want Tom to be their foreman.
- leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.
By length
- 3 letters
- guv
- 4 letters
- head1, stud1, knob1
- 5 letters
- chief1
- 6 letters
- leader2, master2, gaffer, honcho2
- 7 letters
- manager3, foreman2, kingpin2
- 8 letters
- director3, governor3, superior4, guardian3, employer3, mistress2, dominate3, overseer4
- 9 letters
- commander3, chieftain2
- 10 letters
- supervisor4
- 13 letters
- administrator5
- 14 letters
- superintendent5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leader2 = 2 syllables).