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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
Sense 1
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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