Definition
A small or minor boss; a person with limited authority who acts in a bossy manner despite not being very important.
Etymology
From 'boss' + '-let' (English diminutive suffix meaning 'small' or 'little'). The suffix '-let' comes from Old French and appears in words like 'booklet' and 'hamlet'.
Kelly Says
English speakers naturally create diminutives to express affection or mockery—'bosslet' captures that perfectly, suggesting someone trying to act important in a way that's almost endearing or contemptible.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንጉሥ ዝርዝር
ngu-s z-ir-zir
ARالعربية
رئيس صغير
ray-ees sag-heer
BNবাংলা
ছোট্ট নেতা
chotto n-eta
CACatalà
mini-cap
mini-kap
CSČeština
malý šéf
ma-ly shef
DADansk
lille chef
lille shef
DEDeutsch
Kleinkönig
klei-n-ko-nig
ELΕλληνικά
μικρός αρχηγός
mi-kros ar-chi-gos
ESEspañol
mini-jefe
mini-he-fe
FAفارسی
رئیس کوچک
ra-ees koo-chek
FISuomi
pienet pomo
pee-ne-t po-mo
FRFrançais
mini-patron
mini-pa-tron
GUGU
મોટાનો નાનો
mo-ta-no na-no
HAHA
shugabanci mai girma
shu-ga-ban-ci mai gi-rma
HEעברית
מנהיג קטן
ma-na-hig ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटा बॉस
chhota boss
HUMagyar
kis főnök
kis fo-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
bos kecil
bos ke-cil
IGIG
nwoke nwere ike
n-wo-ke n-we-re i-ke
ITItaliano
piccolo capo
pi-kol-lo ka-po
JA日本語
小さな上司
chi-isa-na sa-shi
KKKK
кіші басшы
ki-shi ba-shy
KMKM
ប្រធានតូច
ba-pra-than to-ch
KO한국어
작은 우두머리
jak-eun u-du-me-ri
MRMR
छोटे प्रमुख
chhote pra-mo-h
MSBahasa Melayu
bos kecil
bos ke-cil
NLNederlands
klein baasje
klein baas-je
NONorsk
liten sjef
li-ten shef
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਸਰਦਾਰ
chhota sar-da-ar
PLPolski
mały szef
ma-ly shef
PTPortuguês
mini-chefe
mini-che-fe
RORomână
mini-șef
mini-shef
RUРусский
маленький босс
malen-kiy boss
SVSvenska
liten chef
li-ten shef
SWKiswahili
mkuu mdogo
m-kuu m-dogo
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய தலைவர்
si-ri-ya tha-lai-var
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న నాయకుడు
chin-na nay-aku-du
THไทย
หัวหน้าเล็ก
hua-na lek
TLTL
maliit na amo
ma-li-it na amo
TRTürkçe
küçük patron
ku-cuk pa-tron
UKУкраїнська
маленький бос
malen-kiy bos
URاردو
چھوٹا رئیس
cho-ta ra-ees
VITiếng Việt
người đứng đầu nhỏ
ngoi-dung-dau nho
ZUZU
umsebenzi omncane
ooom-se-ben-zi om-n-ca-ne