koppelbaas
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- contractor who acts as a middle man between prospective employer and prospective employee. Generally for short term employment like day day labour. (Archaic)
- contractor who deliberately employs staff illegally, so both parties can dodge taxes and cheat social security
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish koppelen (couple, link) + Dutch, Flemish baas (boss, master).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
baas
Gloss
boss, master
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
主
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baas English
- boss English
- baas Dutch, Flemish
- baasspeler Dutch, Flemish
- bazig Dutch, Flemish
- bazin Dutch, Flemish
- bovenbaas Dutch, Flemish
- breinbaas Dutch, Flemish
- eindbaas Dutch, Flemish
- huisbaas Dutch, Flemish
- koppelen Dutch, Flemish
- koppeling Dutch, Flemish
- koppelteken Dutch, Flemish
- koppelwerkwoord Dutch, Flemish
- onderbaas Dutch, Flemish
- ontkoppelen Dutch, Flemish
- ploegbaas Dutch, Flemish
- spullenbaas Dutch, Flemish
- vechtersbaas Dutch, Flemish
- baes Middle Dutch
- baas Afrikaans