bossman

[ baws-man, bos- ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural boss·men.

1. a leader or boss.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bossman¹

First recorded in 1930–35; boss ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Police and firefighters went door-to-door to help people, going to the “hardest hit area” with a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped, Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said.

From Seattle Times

“We’ll be looking throughout properties in debris piles, we’ll be looking in basements, trying to find any victims and make sure everybody is rescued who needs assistance,” Bossman said.

From Seattle Times

“See if bossman there,” he wrote in a text message to his wife, who then called Dupre and spoke for a minute and 10 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times

Higher-performing posts include a video of Rafiee busy on his cellphone: The video, with 14.2 million views, is captioned to say “BossMan” has been trying to reach Google “all morning” to address the influx of reviews that TikTok fans are leaving them.

From Seattle Times

Often, he now ends favorable reviews with a plea to “bossman,” which can mean the owner or the person at the cash register, to resist the urge to profiteer.

From New York Times