Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun straw_boss

1 sense of straw boss

Sense 1
straw boss, assistant foreman -- (a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers)
       => foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss -- (a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman")