BOSS MAN Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

boss man

noun

Definition of boss man

as in leader

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do maybe we should ask the boss man how to handle this

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Recent Examples of boss man God Bless you boss man, the Irsay family and all of Colts Nation. — Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 May 2025 Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025 Trump’s persona as a boss man known for firing people on NBC’s The Apprentice captivated and horrified the nation. — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024 By now, the political capital has accepted Modi as the boss man. — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019 Charles Aranguiz is the man that Manuel has spoken out about, with the boss man confirming that his fellow countryman, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, turned down the chance of a London Stadium reunion. — SI.com, 24 June 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boss man

Noun

Political leaders are calling for national Democratic support in Southern states to increase before the next presidential contest, and for 2028 hopefuls to prioritize black voter outreach.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Sacramento City Unified leaders are pressing the city for notifications when ICE operates near schools after a parent was detained blocks from an elementary campus.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

That includes the famous case of Phineas Gage, a railroad foreman who survived an 1848 accident that sent a large iron rod directly through his head.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreman

Noun

The votes advanced a master funding agreement for the project and the expansion of a special financing district — which currently includes just the soccer stadium area — to cover most of the land in the 240-acre Railyards.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
In the decade since, UH has been mostly irrelevant, going through two different coaches and one bad extension before hiring Fritz, who has been a master program builder at every stop and every level.

— Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Flight experts say weather was likely a factor in the crash and that the captain should have delayed the flight after seeing the forecast.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The captain was later taken to the emergency room at Gema Santhi Regional Hospital for treatment, according to ANTARA News, the official national news agency of Indonesia.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of captain

Noun

In Egypt, a Cairo judge postponed the retrial of the editor-in-chief of one of the country's last independent news outlets for a week after her defense lawyers asked him to recuse himself, the outlet said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Rodriguez argued that elections chief Alina Garcia was biased because of her ties to the Republican Party and her son-in-law’s representation of Salazar.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Before or after your meal, check out the Renaissance Bar to witness bar manager Matteo Oddo make his sensational martinis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Lynch, the team's president of football operations and general manager, addressed the brawls that took place in the parking lot and inside Levi's Stadium during the 49ers' 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Ballard was Newsom’s communications director from 2007 to 2010, when the outgoing governor was mayor of San Francisco.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Anna Saavedra serves as the director of the Center for Civic Society within the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026