honcho

[hon-choh]

noun

plural

honchos 

1. a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.

verb (used with object)

1. to organize, supervise, or be the leader of.

   She volunteered to honcho the new project.

honcho

/ ˈhɒntʃəʊ /

noun

1. the person in charge; the boss

verb

1. to supervise or be in charge of

Word History and Origins

Origin of honcho¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Japanese hanchō “squad or group leader,” equivalent to han “squad” (from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bān “group”) + -chō “eldest, chief”

Word History and Origins

Origin of honcho¹

C20: from Japanese han'chō group leader

Example Sentences

Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.

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U.S. public health head honcho Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., fired Monarez over disagreements in vaccine policy, saying she was not “trustworthy.”

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The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.

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For decades, the lure of cartel cash has ensnared prosecutors, generals, mayors, governors — and even the country’s onetime top law enforcement honcho, Genaro García Luna, against whom Veytia testified in federal court in Brooklyn.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s head honcho delivered half a minute of praise for Trump’s resilience, work ethic and other character traits that he very obviously doesn’t possess.

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