Definitions:

1. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments noun
   • party bosses have a reputation for corruption
2. a person responsible for hiring workers noun
   • the boss hired three more men for the new job
3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions noun
   • They are their own boss now.
4. exceptionally good adjective
   • a boss hand at carpentry

Synonyms:

• brag
• chief
• foreman
• gaffer
• hirer
• honcho
• knob
• party boss
• political boss

NearBy Words:

• boss-eyed
• bossism
• bossy