boss

nouns

a person who exercises control over workers
"if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho
is derived from
bossy
a person responsible for hiring workers
"the boss hired three more men for the new job"
boss, hirer
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
"he is his own boss now"
boss
is a type of (narrower)
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
leader
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
"party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
boss, party boss, political boss
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
boss, knob

verbs

raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
boss, emboss, stamp

adjectives

exceptionally good
"a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
boss, brag