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straw boss
noun
Definition of STRAW BOSS
1
: an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small group of workers
2
: a member of a group of workers who supervises the work of the others in addition to doing his or her own job
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First Known Use of STRAW BOSS
1894
Rhymes with STRAW BOSS
bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, telos, topos, tripos
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