BOSS MEN Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

boss men

noun

plural of boss man

as in leaders

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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Noun

Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Democratic leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had hoped Vindman’s reputation and campaign war chest would help turn what election analysts had considered a solidly Republican seat into a more competitive race.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Customers were very important; workers, foremen.

— Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.

— Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of foremen

Noun

The energetic margins may be condemned by the masters of cities, but cities would not be the same without them.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Thousands have attended Energy Healing Conference events in Utah, Montana and Idaho, where breathwork practitioners, Reiki masters and herbalists gather to dispense ancient wisdom.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.

— Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Multiple sources told the Daily News that three managers at the Kingsbridge depot have been disciplined in connection with maintenance issues, a claim on which the MTA declined to comment.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

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The arrangement includes a new organization, to be overseen by a secretariat in Saudi Arabia, and regular meetings among the foreign and defense ministers of the three countries, along with their military chiefs.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Those details came from chiefs and warriors who once rode with Crazy Horse.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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