Boss 248811 226021774 2008-07-16T14:01:36Z A plague of rainbows 5863195 /* Things */ {{Wiktionarypar|boss}} __NoTOC__ '''Boss''' may refer to: ==Nicknames== ===Politicians=== *[[Joseph Stalin]] (1878–1953), former leader of the Soviet Union *[[Richard J. Daley]] (1902–1976), former mayor of Chicago, Illinois, USA **''Boss'', an unauthorized biography of Daley by newspaper columnist [[Mike Royko]] * [[Boss Tweed]] (William M. Tweed, 1823–1878), notoriously corrupt 19th-century politician in New York City *[[Boss Shepherd]] (Alexander Robey Shepherd, 1835–1902), 19th-century politician in Washington, D.C. *[[Rafael Trujillo]] ("''El Jefe''", 1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic ===Musicians=== *[[Bruce Springsteen]] ("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter *[[James Brown]] (1933–2006), influential 20th century singer and songwriter *[[Diana Ross]] (born 1944), actress and singer *[[Maynard Ferguson]] (1928–2006), jazz trumpet player *[[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]] (born 1977), American rapper *[[Ross the Boss]] Friedman, guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar ===Other=== *[[George Steinbrenner]] (born 1930), general partner and principal owner of the New York Yankees baseball team *[[Helmut Rahn]] ("''Der Boss''", 1929–2003), German football player *[[Jos Verstappen]] (born 1972), Dutch Formula One driver * [[Isaac Boss]] (born 1980), Irish rugby union player *[[Ray Traylor]] ("The Big Boss Man", 1962–2004), professional wrestler **The Boss, a wrestling gimmick used by Traylor * [[Andrew Reynolds]] (born 1978), pro skateboarder ===Fictional characters=== * [[Boss (Transformers)]], a Transformers character * [[Boss (Mazinger)|Boss (''Mazinger'')]], from the anime ''Mazinger Z'' * [[Boss Hogg]], the main villain of the television show ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' * [[The Boss (character)]], a character in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Big Boss (''Metal Gear'')]], a character in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series * [[Big Boss (C.O.P.S.)|Big Boss (''C.O.P.S.'')]], a crime boss from the animated series ''C.O.P.S.'' * Nicolas Lucifer III, aka "The Boss", from the animated series ''[[The Baskervilles]]'' * [[Pointy-Haired Boss]], the office nemesis of cartoon character Dilbert * [[The Penguin]], [[Batman]] villain often called "Boss" in the 1960 [[TV series]]. ==Persons with the surname Boss== * [[Hugo Boss]] (1885–1948), fashion designer * [[Isaac Boss]] (born 1980), Irish rugby union player * [[Lewis Boss]] (1846–1912), American astronomer ==Things== * [[Boss (architecture)]], a protruding stone, often decoratively carved * [[Boss (crater)]], a lunar crater * [[Boss (geology)]], a type of igneous [[intrusion]] * [[The Boss (roller coaster)]], a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis * [[Boss (soft drink)]], a brand of coffee-flavored beverages * [[Big Occultable Steerable Satellite]], a system for observing distant planets * [[Billing Order and Support System]], a text-based program created by [[IBM]] * [[Shield boss]], the domed metal centre to a shield * Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System, from [[Browning Arms Company]] * A series of modified Ford engines used for NASCAR racing, including: ** [[Ford Boss 302 engine]] ** [[Boss 351]] ** [[Boss 429]] * "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)]] * [[Yahoo! Search BOSS]], a web services platform initiative * A part of a machine used for strengthening * Boss guitar effects ==Entertainment== <!-- No link: *''The Boss'', a silent film --> *[[Boss (Australian band)]], a 1980s Australian hard rock band *[[Boss (French band)]], a group of French rappers founded by Joey Starr *[[Boss (Magik Markers album)|''Boss'' (Magik Markers album)]] *[[Boss (rapper)]] (born 1969), female rapper *''The Boss'', a 1956 film starring [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] *''[[Boss Nigger]]'', a blaxploitation film starring Fred Williamson as the title character *''[[Boss - I Love You]]'', a 2006 Tollywood film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna *[[The Boss (album)|''The Boss'' (album)]], a 1979 album by Diana Ross **[[The Boss (Diana Ross song)|"The Boss" (Diana Ross song)]], a song from that album *[[The Boss (song)|"The Boss" (song)]], a song from the soundtrack to the Tamil film ''Sivaji: The Boss'' *"The Boss", a song from the soundtrack to the film [[Black Caesar (film)|''Black Caesar'']] *[[The Boss (Rick Ross song)|"The Boss" (Rick Ross song)]] *"Boss Hoss", a 1965 song by [[The Sonics]] *[[Boss Radio]], a pop radio format developed in the 1960s ==Organizations== *[[Boss Audio]], a manufacturer of car and marine audio and video systems *[[South African Bureau of State Security]] (B.O.S.S.), the South African security police from 1966–1980 *[[Boss Corporation]], a company that manufactures guitar accessories and audio equipment <!-- No link: *Boss, a Turkish bus company --> *[[Boulder Outdoor Survival School]] (BOSS) in Boulder, Colorado *Buckeye On-line School for Success (BOSS), a K-12 public charter school located in [[East Liverpool, Ohio]] == Roles == * [[Crime boss]] * [[Political boss]] * [[Fire boss]] * [[Air boss]] ==Slang== * Boss, a [[Scouse#Scouse dialect|Scouse]] expression meaning cool or great, as in "That film was boss" * [[Boss (video games)]], a particularly powerful enemy or opponent in a video game == See also == * Gaffer (boss) {{disambig}} [[Category:Dutch loanwords]] [[de:Boss]] [[es:Padrón]] [[fi:Boss]] [[fr:Boss (homonymie)]] [[id:Bos]] [[it:Boss]] [[ja:ボス]] [[nds:Baas]] [[ru:Босс]] [[simple:Boss]] [[zh:老板]]