Main entry: boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho
Definition: a person who exercises control over workers
Usage: if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
Main entry: head, chief, top dog
Definition: a person who is in charge
Usage: the head of the whole operation
Main entry: headman, tribal chief, chief, chieftain
Definition: the head of a tribe or clan
Main entry: main, master, chief, primary, principal
Definition: most important element
Usage: the chief aim of living; the main doors were of solid glass; the principal rivers of America; the principal example; policemen were primary targets; the master bedroom; a master switch