单词 | underboss |
释义 | underboss in British English (ˈʌndəˌbɒs) noun a person who is second in command within a system of organized crime underboss in American English (ˈundərˌbɔs, -ˌbɑs) noun a lesser or minor boss, often the second in command, as in an underworld hierarchy Word origin [1970–75; under- + boss1]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, postmodernism, relational database, salsa, stress testExamples of 'underboss' in a sentence |
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