Meaning & use
honcho
The person in charge of something, especially the leader or most important figure in a group.
See it in a sentence
He's the head honcho at the small marketing firm downtown.
Nobody made a final decision until the honcho arrived and gave his approval.
A note on using this word
Honcho, from the Japanese 'hancho' meaning squad leader, is informal and most common in the phrase 'head honcho'.
Words with a similar meaning
bosschief
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Words with an opposite meaning
underling
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