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STRAW BOSS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does straw boss mean?

• STRAW BOSS (noun)
The noun STRAW BOSS has 1 sense:

1. a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers

Familiarity information: STRAW BOSS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STRAW BOSS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A member of a work gang who supervises the other workers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

assistant foreman; straw boss

Hypernyms ("straw boss" is a kind of...):

boss; chief; foreman; gaffer; honcho (a person who exercises control over workers)

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