boss

1 noun (C)

1 the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work: I'll have to ask my boss for a day off. | be your own boss (=work for yourself rather than being employed by someone else)

2 informal a manager with an important position in a company or other organization: Prison bosses launched an investigation into major security lapses. | Bosses got pay increases of 75%, when the workers' pay was cut to $13,000.

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. | show sb who's boss (=make someone realize that you are in control, not them)

4 a round decoration on the surface of something such as the ceiling of an old building

2 verb (T) to tell people to do things, give them orders etc, especially when you have no authority to do it: boss sb about: BrE/around I'm sick of him bossing us around like that. Who does he think he is? 3 adjective slang very attractive or fashionable: That's boss, that new computer game.