baas

Meaning

1. (masculine) boss, chief, superior
2. (masculine) employer, manager
3. (Belgium, masculine) strong or tough guy
4. (masculine) boss
5. (figuratively, masculine) master, expert (at something)
6. (figuratively, masculine) whopper, large one (of its kind)
7. (diminutive, masculine) fellow, boy, especially a youngling or novice

Concepts

boss

leader

master

chief

head

governor

employer

superior

chef

host

manager

mastermind

owner

proprietor

ringleader

ruler

tribune

user

letter of recommendation

authority

caudillo

bellwether

chairperson

conductor

director

fuhrer

gaffer

guv

honcho

Synonyms

chef

aanvoerder

heer

hoofd

meester

bazin

patroon

leider

opperhoofd

gebieder

chefkok

leidster

cheffin

oorsprong

opzichter

aanvoerster

stronk

stuur

stuurman

superieur

vriend

werkgever

kopstuk

Basilius

beginstuk

Baziel

patroonheilige

chief

kerel

eindbaas

eigenaar

meerdere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô. Cognates include Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”); possibly also Old High German basa ("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base (“aunt, cousin”)).

Sentences

Is er sprake van een verwarring bij je baas ?

Is there any confusion with your boss?