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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bosslady en · NOUN

Etymology

From boss + lady.

Meanings

  1. (feminine, form-of) Female equivalent of bossman.
    form of bossman
    • Ain't no way, bosslady, to keep them younguns there from drinking bad water. 2011, Janice Daugharty, Heir to the Everlasting, page 123:
    • And the bosslady said well the pencil was too thick to hold and he said size doesn't count it's service... 1975, Moving Out, volumes 5-8, page 27:
    • Hey, bosslady, we have a live one in Booth 213. 1976, John Wood Campbell, Analog Science Fiction/science Fact, page 168:

Forms

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bossladies Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

bosswoman