"antiboss" meaning in English

See antiboss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiboss [comparative], most antiboss [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + boss. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|boss}} anti- + boss Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiboss (comparative more antiboss, superlative most antiboss)
  1. hostile to the authority of bosses
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