"Boss" meaning in All languages combined

See Boss on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Boss
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Boss-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Noun [German]

IPA: /bɔs/ Audio: De-Boss.ogg
Etymology: In the contemporary form (19th c.) chiefly from English boss, partly also from older northern German Baas (17th c.), both eventually from Dutch baas. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|en|boss}} English boss, {{m|de|Baas}} Baas, {{der|de|nl|baas}} Dutch baas Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Boss m (strong, genitive Bosses, plural Bosse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bosses [genitive], Bosse [plural], strong [table-tags], Boss [nominative, singular], Bosse [definite, nominative, plural], Bosses [genitive, singular], Bosse [definite, genitive, plural], Boss [dative, singular], Bosse [dative, singular], Bossen [dative, definite, plural], Boss [accusative, singular], Bosse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (usually informal or derogatory) boss (person in charge, supervisor) Tags: derogatory, informal, masculine, strong, usually Synonyms: Chef, Vorgesetzter
    Sense id: en-Boss-de-noun-TYWl3Z~4
  2. (video games) boss Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: Endgegner, Boß (pre-1996) Derived forms: Endboss [video-games], Zwischenboss [video-games]
    Sense id: en-Boss-de-noun-pefAAkQ3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Boss meaning in All languages combined (3.7kB)

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