bossman

== English == === Etymology === From boss +‎ man. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒsmæn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔsmæn/, /ˈbɑs-/ Hyphenation: boss‧man === Noun === bossman (plural bossmen) (originally US, informal) (often mildly derogatory) A male boss or employer. [from 1930s.] Coordinate terms: bosslady, bosswoman (vocative) Used as a term of address for an unfamiliar, possibly distrusted man: bud, buddy, friend. Used as a term of address for a man who appears courageous: boss. ==== Alternative forms ==== boss man, boss-man ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== mensch the man === Further reading === bossman (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “boss-man, n.” under “boss, n.6”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022. “bossman, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “boss man”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.