► bossthe person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work: Caroline asked her boss for the day off. I’ve always wanted to be my own boss (=work for myself rather than be employed by someone else).
► manager the person in charge of a store, restaurant, or bank, or of a group of people who work for a company: She wasn’t satisfied with the service, and asked to speak to the manager.
► head the person in charge of an organization or part of a large organization: After teaching for many years, he became head of the English department.
► chief the person who is in charge of an organization, especially the police or fire department or some government jobs: The police chief made a statement about the case.
► principal the person in charge of a school: The teacher got mad, and I had to go to the principal’s office.
► president the person in charge of a business, bank, club, college, etc.: The president of the university spoke at the graduation ceremony.
► CEO the person who has the most authority in a large company: Stephenson became CEO of AT&T in 2007.
► supervisor someone who is in charge of a person, activity, or group of workers: I reported the problem to my supervisor.
► foreman/forewoman the person in charge of a group of workers, for example in a factory: The foreman told the workers to go back to their machines.
► employer a person, company, or organization that pays people to work for him, her, or it: She was a good employer and always treated us fairly.