boss
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- (informal) A term of address to a man.
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Wife.
Concepten
chefkok
haaien-
possesseur
advocaat voor de verdediging
chief
Synoniemen
political boss
get smth. all wrong
make a mess
party boss
mistress of the house
make a hash
person in charge
rule over
senior official
wend
bush ring
council member
give orders
head foreman
important person
top management
influential man
upper part of a flag
superior authorities
main pipe
have authority
Chinese big businessman
feudal official
original boss
rich Chinese
the higher-ups
be master
protuberant ornament
general foreman
boss-shot
main duct
lug boss
bossed ornament
axile bush
fautor
work leader
family head
absolute ruler
address
arresting device
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/bɒs/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The representation of Dutch -aa- by English -o- is due to the older unrounded pronunciation of this letter, which is still used in North America and parts of Ireland, but was formerly found in some British accents as well. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.
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