head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal

: the person with the most authority

Examples of head honcho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cofounder and head honcho at Flock Safety, the increasingly infamous license plate reader company, is sitting across a small conference room table dressed like a country club attendant with a blue polo neatly tucked into brown pants. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

With Beulah Jackson by her side, Beth strides into the Chicago offices of Zane Nash (Marlon Young), the head honcho of a string of high-end steakhouses. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 June 2026

There was also a first big-stage presence for Paramount’s international boss Kevin MacLellan, who would have delighted his head honcho David Ellison with an on-message speech about, well, his admiration for David Ellison. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 June 2026

Further research is needed to learn more about the secret lives of queen cell-building bees and the exact combination of factors that produce the hive's head honcho. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for head honcho

• broncho
• concho
• poncho