English Explanatory Dictionary

underboss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An assistant to the boss of a crime family

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underboss.wav

Word forms

underboss underbosses

Etymology

From under- + boss, calque from Italian sotto capo.

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