head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal

: the person with the most authority

Examples of head honcho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Day became the latest international head honcho to unveil a big money content spend in the UK. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

About a half hour later, Faulkner and Sumrall embraced in the locker room hallway, one of the head honcho’s many greetings. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Leon Schlesinger, the head honcho of Warner cartoons, is smoking a cigar and rips up Porky’s contract. — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

William Morris, the Arts & Crafts head honcho, had imagined a socialist utopia where his dazzling wallpapers meant that everyone could access nature and beauty, anywhere, any time. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for head honcho

• broncho
• concho
• poncho