"boss" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: bosset [definite, singular], bøss [alternative]
  1. garbage, rubbish, trash (leftover waste to be discarded) Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boss-nb-noun-abNZevVL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bossen [definite, singular], bosser [indefinite, plural], bossene [definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) boss, supervisor (someone who oversees work) Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-boss-nb-noun--KmSnflA
  2. boss (final enemy in a video game) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boss-nb-noun-3~zRRCrc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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