Thesaurus:boss

Thesaurus

boss

English

Noun

Sense: a person who oversees and directs the work of others

Synonyms

• administrator
• boss
• chief
• commander
• director
• governor (informal)
• jefe (US)
• head    [⇒ thesaurus]
• head man
• higher-up
• honcho
• leader
• manager
• master
• overseer
• sachem (US, informal)
• suit (pejorative, slang)
• superintendent
• superior    [⇒ thesaurus]
• supervisor

Antonyms

• laborer
• subordinate
• worker    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• chief executive officer,
• CEO
• criminal leader    [⇒ thesaurus]
• executive
• executive officer
• floor manager
• foreman
• general manager
• line manager
• middle manager
• provost
• stage manager
• straw boss (US)

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• administrator
• officer

See also

• Thesaurus:associate
• Thesaurus:employer
• Thesaurus:important person
• Thesaurus:ruler

Further reading

• “694. director” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “745. master” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “boss” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.