honcho[noun]Synonyms: leader, boss, chief, chieftain, cock, dominator, head, headman, hierarch, master
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hon‧cho /ˈhɒntʃəʊ $ ˈhɑːntʃoʊ/
noun (
plural honchos)
[countable] informal[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Japanese;
Origin: hancho 'group leader']
an important person who controls something, especially a business
Synonym : boss:
the head honcho [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲