honcho

1 one of high position or importance within a group the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit Synonyms of honcho 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), wheelWords Related to honcho baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon; VIPNear Antonyms of honcho inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, obscurityAntonyms of honcho lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

2 the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do he's definitely the head honcho in that company Synonyms of honcho boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, boss, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmasterWords Related to honcho directress, mistress; administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up; leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor; dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran); figurehead; slave driver; baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince; big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun; cohead, coleader; employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]; micromanager; subchief, subdirectorNear Antonyms of honcho dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling