pannikin boss

American

noun

Australia and New Zealand: Informal.

an overseer of a small group of workers; person with minor authority.

pannikin boss British

noun

informal a person in charge of a few fellow workers

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Etymology

Origin of pannikin boss

First recorded in 1895–1900

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