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Definition of Guvnor
1. Noun. (British slang) boss.
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Boss, Hirer
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Boss, Hirer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guvnor
Literary usage of Guvnor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... suddenly exclaimed, on hearing his lordship say that he had never in his life
told a lie, ‘Gie th' guvnor the kettle; gie th' guvnor the kettle. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1857)
"My guvnor has ordered—that is, requested me to tell you that he must have his
rent paid ... The guvnor and me is too old birds to be cotched with .,-bafi'. ..."
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