First Known Use: 1955
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honcho
noun hon·cho \ˈhän-(ˌ)chō\
: a person who is in charge of other people
plural honchos
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Origin of HONCHO
Japanese hanchō squad leader, from han squad + chō head, chief
Related to HONCHO
- Synonyms
- big, big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big leaguer, big-timer, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), big shot, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck or mucky-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel
- Antonyms
- lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
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