boss - English word #810

Translation

The person who is in charge and tells the workers what to do.

Word origin

From Dutch baas, meaning master, used for the person in charge.

Gender

Pluralbosses

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"Boss" is the person in charge of the workers.

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"Bosses" is the plural, meaning more than one boss.

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Here "boss" means the person who leads the others.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

worker

A person who works, especially someone who does a job for money.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

builder

A person whose job is to build houses and other things.

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