boss man

noun

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Examples of boss man in a Sentence

maybe we should ask the boss man how to handle this
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In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025 Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025

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First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boss man was in 1875

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“Boss man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boss%20man. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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