| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal : straw boss. Slang : chief. See OVER. 2. One who is highest in rank or authority: boss, chief, chieftain, head, headman, hierarch, leader, master. Slang : honcho. Idioms: cock of the walk. See OVER. 3. A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization: administrant, administrator, executive, manager, officer, official. Informal : exec. See OVER. 4. Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, escort, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher. See SHOW.
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