bossling

== English == === Etymology === From boss +‎ -ling (diminutive suffix). === Noun === bossling (plural bosslings) (derogatory) A diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss 1915, The Town; A Civic Journal - Volumes 1-2 - Page 32: If he can hope to go up higher only as the result of making himself useful to some boss or bossling, in matters having nothing in the world to do with the discharge of his legitimate duties, [...]