- honcho
- hon|cho [ `hantʃou ] noun count INFORMALthe person in charge of an organization or project
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
honcho — hon‧cho [ˈhɒntʆəʊ ǁ ˈhɑːntʆoʊ] noun [countable] JOURNALISM someone who has the top position in an organization, or one of the top positions: • The company s new head honcho has big changes in mind. * * * honcho UK US /ˈhɒntʃəʊ/ noun [C] INFORMAL… … Financial and business terms
honcho — 1947, Amer.Eng. officer in charge, from Japanese hancho group leader, from han corps, squad + cho head, chief. Picked up by U.S. servicemen in Japan and Korea, 1947 1953 … Etymology dictionary
honcho — informal ► NOUN (pl. honchos) ▪ a leader. ► VERB (honchoes, honchoed) N. Amer. ▪ be in charge of. ORIGIN Japanese, group leader … English terms dictionary
honcho — ☆ ☆ honcho [hän′chō] n. pl. honchos [< Jpn hanchō, squad leader ] Slang a person in charge; leader; chief vt. honchoed, honchoing Slang to take charge of; act as leader of … English World dictionary
Honcho — Slang term describing the leader, manager, chief or person in charge of an organization or a project. The CEO of a company could be referred to as the honcho or head honcho. This is a person who is or acts like a leader. A person acting as a… … Investment dictionary
honcho — [“hantfo] 1. n. the head man; the boss. (Useable for either sex.) □ The marketing honcho couldn’t say when the product would be on the shelves. □ The top honcho at the water department was no help at all. 2. tv. to manage or boss something. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
honcho — UK [ˈhɒntʃəʊ] / US [ˈhɑntʃoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms honcho : singular honcho plural honchos informal the person in charge of an organization or project … English dictionary
honcho — /hon choh/, n., pl. honchos, v. Slang. n. 1. a leader, esp. an assertive leader; chief. v.t. 2. to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project. [1945 50; < Japn hancho squad or group leader, equiv. to han… … Universalium
honcho — hon|cho [ˈhɔntʃəu US ˈha:ntʃou] n plural honchos informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Japanese; Origin: hancho group leader ] an important person who controls something, especially a business = ↑boss ▪ the head honcho … Dictionary of contemporary English
honcho — I n An important person. The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation. 1990s II n The boss, commanding officer. Who is the head honchoaround here? 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
honcho — n a boss, an important person. This word from American English of the late 1950s is not, as is often supposed, Hispanic in origin, but from the Japanese hancho meaning squad leader; the term was adopted by Americans during the Korean War. It is… … Contemporary slang