head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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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 Lately, though, the Buffalo emcee and Griselda head honcho has been on an especially prolific kick, putting out the 11 EP last Halloween and DJ Drama–hosted Still Praying just a day later. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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