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baalebos

/ ˈbaləbɔs /

noun

  1. the master of the house
  2. the proprietor of a business, etc
  3. slang.
    an officious person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of baalebos1

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

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