baalebos

/ Yiddish (ˈbaləbɔs) /


nounplural baalebatim (baləˈbatəm)
  1. the master of the house

  2. the proprietor of a business, etc

  1. slang an officious person

Origin of baalebos

1
from Hebrew ba'al La-bayis master of the house

Words Nearby baalebos

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