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

Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students' concerns and find solutions.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Greg Yacoubian, a labor attorney, said there is little incentive for the current system to change because the costs of lawsuits are passed on to taxpayers — not the officers involved in misconduct and their bosses.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of boss

Noun

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
The Nepal Electricity Authority named the two men who were rescued alive as 30-year-old Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman from Saptari district in eastern Nepal, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor from Kathmandu.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreman

Noun

Zhang plays optimistic puzzle master Florence, and Sula is Conrad’s estranged daughter and criminal psychologist Astrid.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Ted was accepted into a master’s program in data science at Columbia, but her own acceptance was at UC Berkeley.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

The village's pedestrian-only strip weaves through small shops, restaurants, and boutiques, and there's a Naval Museum housed in a 19th-century captain’s mansion that highlights the island’s maritime history—and is worth a visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Alex Ovechkin said Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain who holds the league's career goal-scoring record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of captain

Noun

In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
In a presentation to the Police Commission last month, the LAPD’s technology chief, Dean Gialamas, said that the department understood the privacy and civil liberty concerns raised about companies such as Flock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

The plane was carrying out a medical evacuation in Bermuda, said Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, which operates the plane.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Sparkle Rainey is a youth activist and communications director at Young People's Alliance.

— Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026