Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underboss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-boss
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant to the boss of a crime family

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

underbosses (plural)

Questions

What does underboss mean?
An assistant to the boss of a crime family
Where does underboss come from?
From under- + boss, calque from Italian sotto capo.

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