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- Dictionaryhoncho/ˈhɒntʃəʊ/
noun
- 1. a leader or manager; the person in charge: "the company's head honcho in the US"
verb
- 1. be in charge of (a project or situation): "what else could be expected from a review honchoed by him?"
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noun. hon· cho ˈhän- (ˌ)chō. plural honchos. Synonyms of honcho. : boss, big shot. also : hotshot sense 1. Did you know? A relic of the large U.S. presence in Japan in the years following World War II, the word honcho comes from the Japanese word hanchō meaning “leader of the squad, section, group.”
HONCHO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of honcho in English. honcho. noun [ C ] mainly US informal uk / ˈhɒn.tʃəʊ / us / ˈhɑːn.tʃoʊ / Add to word list. the person in charge: head honcho Who's the head honcho around here? Synonyms. boss. chief. foreman. gaffer (MAN IN CHARGE) UK informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief. verb (used with object) to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project. honcho. / ˈhɒntʃəʊ / noun. the person in charge; the boss.
Honcho is an informal word that was coined in the United States in the 1940s to mean "officer in charge," becoming especially popular with U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. Honcho comes from a Japanese word for "group leader," hancho, from han, "corps or squad," and cho, "head or chief."
(Definition of honcho from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) honcho | Business English. noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈhɒntʃəʊ / us. Add to word list.
1. a leader, esp. an assertive leader; boss; chief. 2. an important or influential person; bigshot. v.t. 3. to organize, supervise, or be the leader of. [1945–50; < Japanese hanchō squad or group leader = han squad (< Middle Chinese, = Chinese bān) + -chō eldest, chief (< Middle Chinese, = Chinese zhǎng)]
A honcho is one of the people in charge of a company or organization. [ mainly US , informal ] As head honcho in the UK, he is responsible for 1500 employees and ensuring that the company's entire UK operations are in keeping with the overall business strategy.
