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bosslady

bosslady is the female equivalent of bossman.

Meaning of bossman

Noun

bossman (plural bossmen)

  1. (derogatory, informal, mildly, often) A male boss or employer.
    • Valerie nodded her head and added, "The workers don't back you up. They want to cooperate when they don't see the bossman, but as they see the bossman, they get frightened. […]2004, quoted in Laurie Kroshus Medina, Negotiating Economic Development
  2. (informal, vocative) Used as a term of address for an unfamiliar, possibly distrusted man: bud, buddy, friend.
    • You should watch what you say, bossman.
  3. (informal, vocative) Used as a term of address for a man who appears courageous: boss.
    • You really showed them, bossman. What’s your name?

Synonyms of bosslady

Forms of bosslady

pluralbossladies

Origin of bosslady

From boss + lady.

Questions about bosslady

What is bosslady the female equivalent of?
Bosslady is the female equivalent of bossman.

Words near bosslady in the dictionary

  1. bossish
  2. bossism
  3. bossisms
  4. Bossku
  5. bossladies
  6. bosslady
  7. Bossler
  8. Bosslers
  9. bossless
  10. bosslessness
  11. bosslet

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