Honcho

//ˈhɑn.t͡ʃoʊ//

Synonyms for "honcho" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

boss chief chieftain cock

Noun(2 words)

boss chief

Strong matches (8)

electronics king foreman head headman hierarch king

Noun(2 words)

foreman gaffer

Related words (13)

lead leader leading light luminary master master spirit paramount prima donna principal star superstar top dog

Noun(1 words)

sachem

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

1 entries

supervisor

Synonyms

1 entries

foreman

derived

1 entries

head honcho

related to

4 entries

boss lead leader manage

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

German

3 entries

Boss noun (boss, leader)
Chef noun (boss, leader)
Oberguru noun (boss, leader)

Macedonian

1 entries

главуч noun (boss, leader)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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A customer wanted to know who the head honcho was.

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He's the head honcho.

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She's the head honcho.

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Tom is the head honcho.

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