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pannikin boss

noun

Australia and New Zealand: Informal.
  1. an overseer of a small group of workers; person with minor authority.


pannikin boss

noun

  1. informal.
    a person in charge of a few fellow workers
“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 pannikin boss1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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