The difference between Boss and Manager

When used as nouns, boss means a swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object, whereas manager means a person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

Boss is also verb with the meaning: to decorate with bosses.

Boss is also adjective with the meaning: of excellent quality, first-rate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Boss and Manager

  1. Boss as a noun:

    A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.

  2. Boss as a noun (geology):

    A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

  3. Boss as a noun:

    A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

  4. Boss as a noun (mechanics):

    A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

  5. Boss as a noun (architecture):

    A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

  6. Boss as a noun (archery):

    the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.

  7. Boss as a noun:

    A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Gwilt"

  8. Boss as a noun:

    A head or reservoir of water.

  1. Boss as a verb (transitive):

    To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

  1. Boss as a noun (obsolete):

    A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

  1. Boss as a noun:

    A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

    Examples:

    "Bad people make for bad bosses. ― Dawn Pine"

  2. Boss as a noun:

    A person in charge of a business or company.

    Examples:

    "Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room."

    "My boss complains that I'm always late to work."

  3. Boss as a noun:

    A leader, the head of an organized group or team.

    Examples:

    "They named him boss because he had good leadership skills."

  4. Boss as a noun:

    The head of a political party in a given region or district.

    Examples:

    "He is the Republican boss in Kentucky."

  5. Boss as a noun (informal, especially, India):

    Examples:

    "Yes, boss."

  6. Boss as a noun (video games):

    An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

  7. Boss as a noun (humorous):

    Wife.

    Examples:

    "There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss."

  1. Boss as a verb (transitive):

    To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lord over boss around"

  1. Boss as an adjective (slang, American, Canadian, Liverpool):

    Of excellent quality, first-rate.

    Examples:

    "That is a boss Zefron poster."

  1. Manager as a noun (management):

    A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

  2. Manager as a noun (baseball):

    The head coach.

  3. Manager as a noun (music):

    An administrator, for a singer or group.

  4. Manager as a noun (computer software):

    A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

    Examples:

    "a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager"

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