head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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The Ghostbusters actress discussed a sketch that made SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels unexpectedly lose it during an interview with the Good One podcast. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025 In her Women of the Year interview with Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler opened up about the responsibility of becoming, if not a head honcho, then at least top of call sheet, and how to act graciously as the most famous person in a production. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025 Tim Skipper’s brother, Kelly Skipper, is the running backs coach for the Buffalo Bills — and once was the offensive coordinator at UCLA from 2001 to 2002, and running backs coach from 1998 to 2000, under former Bruins’ head honcho Bob Toledo. Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 While Hastings has turned his attention to hobbies like skiing since giving up his CEO role, Iger has developed a reputation for wanting to hang around as Disney's head honcho. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 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 18 Nov. 2025.

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