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bosslet

bosslet noun: a lesser boss.

Noun

bosslet (plural bosslets)

  1. A lesser boss.
    • […] the time spent in office being guarded against all effective training through "pulls" held by these appointees upon our political bosses and bosslets, who allow of no attempt to hold them to any hard work - out of the primaries.1888, Richard Heber Newman, Sermons in All Souls Monthly, 1888-1891, page 40
    • If successful, Claypoole's election would elevate Pollack even further above the city's other bosslets and aggravate the factional tensions that had divided the city council since Thomas D'Alesandro, Pollack's candidate, had become mayor.2017, Matthew A. Crenson, Baltimore: A Political History, page 419

Forms of bosslet

pluralbosslets

Origin of bosslet

From boss + -let.

Questions about bosslet

What does bosslet mean?
Bosslet means a lesser boss.
What part of speech is bosslet?
Bosslet is a noun.
What is the plural of bosslet?
The plural of bosslet is bosslets.

Words near bosslet in the dictionary

  1. bosslady
  2. Bossler
  3. Bosslers
  4. bossless
  5. bosslessness
  6. bosslet
  7. bosslets
  8. Bossley Park
  9. bosslike
  10. bossling
  11. bosslings

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