honcho
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈhɒntʃoʊ/
- Informal
- And she was a major Major League head honcho in marketing at one of the big pharma companies.
- head honcho
- big honcho
- corporate honcho
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- Astrid's career all of a sudden now, now, now a head honcho in the porn industry.
- Frank, the head honcho goes down.
- Head leader of the Native American tracks like the head honcho.
Examples
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I emailed Eric Gazin, Auction Cause's head honcho, to thank him for the opportunity to talk to Jeff.
Blog text (13) -
- You the head honcho around here, right?
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I want to speak to the head honcho here.
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We go right to the head honcho.
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So the Bills' head honcho wants to bring in a QB to hold the fort for 10 years?
Blog text (1) -
With Sermanni, the head honchos in U.S. Soccer have a lot more leverage with how everything runs.
Blog text (6) -
Darren Rowse is the head honcho there, and he does a fantastic job bringing info, tips, and jobs to bloggers.
Academic text (2009) -
I want to speak to the head honcho in charge of the project.
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As the head honcho of the organization, she makes all the final decisions.
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The team turned to their head honcho for guidance during the crisis.
Synonyms
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1.9
A person who leads a group or community
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1.0
A person in charge of a group or workers
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3.1
A person who directs and watches workers on a building site or in a factory
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4.6
A person with the most power in a group
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6.3
A person who is in charge of a company or group
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8.1
A person in charge of workers on a work site
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Etymology
The word honcho comes from the Japanese hanchō, where han means 'group' and chō means 'head'. So a honcho is literally a 'group head', which is why we use it for the person in charge or the boss.