head honcho

/hɛd ˌhɑntʃoʊ/
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Definitions of head honcho
  1. noun
    an important influential person
    synonyms: big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel
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    types:
    knocker
    (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
    supremo
    the most important person in an organization
    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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