head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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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 The Heat’s head honcho entered the arena 10-3 in Game 2 after his team loses a series opener. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 Choose Chicago finally has a new head honcho in Kristen Reynolds, formerly the CEO of the tourism agency Discover Long Island. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 JPMorgan’s head honcho sounds the alarm JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter to shareholders that more inflation and even a recession could be coming thanks to President Donald Trump’s trade war. Quartz Staff, Quartz, 8 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.

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