Dictionary

head honcho en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.
   • Well, I'm the boss… Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne… Identity. Er… Taxi Driver. Jaws. I forgot the question quite a while back. Who are you, again? 2008, Graham Linehan, “The Speech”, in The IT Crowd, season 3, episode 4 (television production), spoken by Douglas (Matt Berry):
   • As if being head honcho of the Grand Royal empire wasn't demanding enough, Mike D has his own personal business interests, namely the X-Large clothing company he started with two friends, and X-Large's boutiques (in New York, San Francisco and LA, where the Beasties are now based). 2007, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise, Soft Skull Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 182:
   • The head honcho is hard to reach because they are too busy.

Forms

Synonyms

rooster · big man · mayor · boss · muckamuck · muckety muck · grand poobah · king of the castle · heavy hitter · high muckamuck · grand poobah · big man · kingpin · big name · big wheel · VIP · bigwig · big enchilada · big shot · macher · top cat · big noise · wheel · baron · high muckety-muck · panjandrum · top gun · big kahuna · head honcho · top boy · top dog · numero uno · big cheese · heavyweight · big gun · somebody · poobah · king of all one surveys · top banana · very important person · big enchilada · mugwump · king of the hill

Translations (14)

fr patron (Person in charge) · es mero petatero (Person in charge) · es mero mero petatero (Person in charge) · ru большая ши́шка (Person in charge) · es mero mero (Person in charge) · fr grand manitou (Person in charge) · fr grand chef (Person in charge) · tr kodaman (Person in charge) · sv högsta hönset (Person in charge) · hu főmufti (Person in charge) · es mandamás (Person in charge) · pt mandachuva (Person in charge) · es mero mero papas fritas (Person in charge) · fi kiho (Person in charge)