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bossmen

bossmen is the plural 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?

Questions about bossmen

What is bossmen the plural of?
Bossmen is the plural of bossman.

Words near bossmen in the dictionary

  1. bosslike
  2. bossling
  3. bosslings
  4. bossly
  5. bossman
  6. bossmen
  7. bossnapping
  8. bossnappings
  9. bossness
  10. bossocracies
  11. bossocracy

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