Boss and Patron

Boss

Boss noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.

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Patron and boss are semantically related. in head topic. In some cases you can use "Patron" instead a noun "Boss".

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Patron noun - A person who buys a product or uses a service from a business.

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Boss and patron are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead a noun "Patron".

good	good boss	good patron
female	female boss	female patron
best	best boss	best patron
particular	particular boss	particular patron
Other adjectives: similar, regular, current, original, single, abusive, powerful, male, big, huge, new, former, mysterious, last, different, local.

You could argue that the final boss battle is over the right to become the patron God/Goddess of Ham.

Source: Video Game / Valkyrie Profile
By doing so, he reveals that he is a doctor, and another patron of the coffee shop recognizes him as the doctor who had recently testified against a mob boss and been forced to go into witness protection.

Source: Instant Drama, Just Add Tracheotomy
A God Am I: The Boss, as the President."I'm the patron saint of America, we should probably look into changing the Pledge of Allegiance to 'One nation, under me'." Zinyak.

Source: Video Game / Saints Row IV

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