Usually means: Leader or boss in charge.
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  1. head-honcho: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. head honcho: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (head honcho)

▸ noun:  (informal) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.

Similar:
big shot, big wheel, head man, headman, chief, honcho, boss, jefe, overchief, archchief, more...

Opposite:
underling, subordinate, employee

Adjectives:
boss, chief, chiefe, number one, vice, master, president, number two, shadow, state, superintendent

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Similar:
big shot, big wheel, head man, headman, chief, honcho, boss, jefe, overchief, archchief, more...

Opposite:
underling, subordinate, employee

Adjectives:
boss, chief, chiefe, number one, vice, master, president, number two, shadow, state, superintendent



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