head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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It is well known that DCU head honcho James Gunn is planning on bringing in a new actor to take on the role of Batman. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 All rights reserved Target took the long overdue step of making a CEO change, announcing that current head honcho Brian Cornell will retire next February and chief operating officer Michael Fiddelke will replace him. Steve Dennis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Bertha’s in charge, but Daddy Russell is the head honcho. Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 To that end, Parker (Gary Cole) very begrudgingly worked in alliance with crime boss Carla Marino (Rebecca De Mornay), who’d been summoned to meet with Nexus’ elusive head honcho aka The Butcher. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for head honcho

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“Head honcho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20honcho. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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