From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishguvnorguv‧nor, guv'nor /ˈɡʌvnə $ -ər/ noun British English spoken old-fashioned informal 1 MANAGER[countable] a man who is in a position of authority over you, usually your employer You’ll have to speak to the guvnor about that.2 MANused as a way of talking to a man of a higher social class than youOrigin guvnor (1800-1900) governor
