co-boss

[ kuh-baws, -bos, koh- ]

interjection

, Chiefly Northern U.S.

1. (used to summon cows from the pasture.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of co-boss¹

1890–95; co reduced form of come + boss ³

Example Sentences

The latest film starring Asher Angel as teenager Billy Batson and Zachary Levi as the adult superhero he magically transforms into when he says the word “shazam” goes out of its way to show this franchise could still have life at DC Studios despite being filmed way before Gunn was named its co-boss.

From Washington Post

Andrew had set up Adzuna in London in 2011 with his business partner and co-boss Doug Munro.

From BBC

When Travelers and Citibank unveiled their merger of equals in April 1998, Sandy Weill, one co-chief executive of the aspiring financial powerhouse, Citigroup, pledged to share with his co-boss, John Reed, the “lucky” office fireplace he insisted on having built.

From Economist

According to Peterson, Glucksman told him about three weeks ago that he was unhappy with his role as co-boss.

From Time Magazine Archive

McDavid has traced sook, sook across Pennsylvania to the Alleghenies, then down the Shenandoah Valley as far as Lexington, Va. Many more farmers, especially in New England, prefer co-boss, co-boss.

From Time Magazine Archive