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- DictionaryHon·cho/ˈhänCHō/
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): "the task at hand was to honcho an eighteen-wheeler to St. Louis"
4 days ago · 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.
From Longman Business Dictionary hon‧cho /ˈhɒntʃəʊˈhɑːntʃoʊ/ 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. Origin honcho (1900-2000) Japanese hancho “group leader”
to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project.
What does the noun honcho mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun honcho . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of HONCHO. [count] chiefly US, informal. : a person who is in charge of other people. corporate honchos. Talk to the head honcho. [=the person with the most authority]
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.”
n. Slang Terms a leader, esp. an assertive leader; chief. v.t. Slang Terms to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project. Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese zhǎng) Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese bān) + -chō eldest, chief ( Japanese hanchō squad or group leader, equivalent. to han squad ( 1945–50.
