how to pronounce boss

/ˈbɑːs/

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boss is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of boss in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… collaborators dared to say no but it's the boss I don't agree with you …”

meaning of boss

Boss is a person who has authority over others.

boss frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word boss occurs in english on average 33.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics boss can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that boss can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;