Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head honcho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: head- hon-cho
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

"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?"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

head honchos (plural)

Synonyms

big man big enchilada grand poobah baron big cheese big gun big kahuna big name big noise big shot bigwig big wheel

Questions

What does head honcho mean?: The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.

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