head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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Leon Schlesinger, the head honcho of Warner cartoons, is smoking a cigar and rips up Porky’s contract. — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 William Morris, the Arts & Crafts head honcho, had imagined a socialist utopia where his dazzling wallpapers meant that everyone could access nature and beauty, anywhere, any time. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The cofounder and head honcho at Flock Safety, the increasingly infamous license plate reader company, is sitting across a small conference room table dressed like a country club attendant with a blue polo neatly tucked into brown pants. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026 There was also a first big-stage presence for Paramount’s international boss Kevin MacLellan, who would have delighted his head honcho David Ellison with an on-message speech about, well, his admiration for David Ellison. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for head honcho

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