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underboss

noun un·der·boss \ˈən-dər-ˌbȯs\

Definition of UNDERBOSS

:  a boss ranking next below the head of a branch of a crime syndicate
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First Known Use of UNDERBOSS

1942

Rhymes with UNDERBOSS

albatross, coup de grâce, demitasse, dental floss, extrados, gravitas, intrados, isogloss, omphalos, reredos, semigloss, Thanatos, volte-face

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