"straw boss" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: straw bosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straw boss (plural straw bosses)
  1. (US) A worker acting as a supervisor of other workers. Tags: US Translations (supervisor): työnjohtaja (Finnish), kymppi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-straw_boss-en-noun-csr-4avA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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