bosswoman
bosswoman noun: a female boss.
Noun
bosswoman (plural bosswomen)
- A female boss.
- Saturday afternoon, when the street mob was at its heighth, a chauffeur leaned against the corner of Ivey’s, fast asleep . . . The milling folks disturbed him not a bit . . . But his bosswoman made her way through the sea of people and shook him awake.1935 March 25, John W. Harden, “Snapshots”, in The Charlotte News, Charlotte, N.C., page five
- While Eleanor spoke to the bosswoman about price, I took a deep breath and unscrewed the cap from my fountain pen.1946 September 26, “Pitching Horseshoes with Billy Rose”, in St. Louis Globe-Democrat, volume 72, number 109, St. Louis, Mo., page 1B
- Synonyms:
- bosslady
Examples of bosswoman in a sentence
- To bosswoman Anita Wong at Chinese Y Canteen . . .1947 March 8, Frank Rasky, “Teen Town Talk”, in The Sunday Sun, volume LXI, number 132, Vancouver, B.C., page 12:
- For this particular scene Miss Kathleen Kelley, bosswoman of maternity nurses at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital, served in official capacity.1949 January 9, Frank Neill, “Privacy? No, Indeed, When Baby Is Born for a Movie”, in The Cedar Rapids Gazette, volume 66, number 366...
- Both her parents have put Olga in charge of the store, and while her mother spends most nights baking, Olga is, in a sense, the bosswoman.2017 July 8, Lucy Tompkins, “Eastern European bakery and deli introduces new foods to Missoula”, in Ravalli Republic, page A6:
Synonyms of bosswoman
Forms of bosswoman
| plural | bosswomen |
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Origin of bosswoman
From boss + woman.
Questions about bosswoman
- What does bosswoman mean?
- Bosswoman means a female boss.
- How do you use bosswoman in a sentence?
- To bosswoman Anita Wong at Chinese Y Canteen . . .
- What part of speech is bosswoman?
- Bosswoman is a noun.
- What is the plural of bosswoman?
- The plural of bosswoman is bosswomen.
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