Meaning of head honcho | Babel Free

Definitions

The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The head honcho is hard to reach because they are too busy.”

“As if being head honcho of the Grand Royal empire wasn't demanding enough, Mike D has his own personal business interests, namely the X-Large clothing company he started with two friends, and X-Large's boutiques (in New York, San Francisco and LA, where the Beasties are now based).”

“Well, I'm the boss… Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne… Identity. Er… Taxi Driver. Jaws. I forgot the question quite a while back. Who are you, again?”

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