honcho
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.hon·cho
noun \ˈhän-(ˌ)chō\ plural honchos
Definition of HONCHO
See Examples of HONCHO
- <the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit>
- <he's definitely the head honcho in that company>
Origin of HONCHO
Japanese hanchō squad leader, from han squad + chō head, chief
First Known Use: 1955
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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