BOSS MEN Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

boss men

noun

plural of boss man

as in leaders

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do maybe we should ask the boss man how to handle this

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Noun

State elections officials, other state leaders, voting rights advocates and election experts all cheered the ruling.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
When a major renovation of Northeast High School appeared at risk, residents and local leaders spoke up.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Our conversation is also perfectly timed to Mohammed’s latest role in George Kay’s slick, sexy War, which landed a two-season order from Sky bosses.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Instead, agency bosses allowed the company to restart operations without consequence.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bosses

Noun

Customers were very important; workers, foremen.

— Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.

— Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of foremen

Noun

Don’t miss wearable glass costumes, an interactive botanical soundscape, glowing geometric light sanctuaries, and works by Dale Chihuly and other modern masters.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Rose came to believe that Kloak had actually been sent by its masters to surveil her but was now betraying them.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

For that flight, soon followed by four others, the Viceroy flew a distance of 596 meters over 30 seconds near Regent’s headquarters on Narragansett Bay, with two captains aboard.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Which feels perfectly symbolic of, well, the downfall of the team Mahomes captains.

— Sam McDowell October 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of captains

Noun

Both pitching staffs demonstrated their depth in Friday night's opener, and managing pitch counts will be vital as both managers try to keep their bullpens fresh for the upcoming travel day.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That same month, Huang announced a partnership with six large asset managers on a $500 billion financing push designed to treat compute infrastructure as an asset class.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Throughout that year, as Israelis poured into the streets to protest Netanyahu's far-right government and its plan to weaken the judiciary, Netanyahu's security chiefs warned that regional enemies could take advantage of the turmoil to attack.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
During a meeting with his army chiefs last week, Putin said Russian forces were on the offensive along the entire front line.

— Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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