honcho | Definition of honcho

Synonyms and Antonyms of honcho

1 one of high position or importance within a group

the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit

Synonyms of honcho

big, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer, big shot, big wheel, big-timer, bigfoot, biggie, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel

Words Related to honcho

baron, czar (also tsar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, princess, queen, tycoon

Near Antonyms of honcho

inferior, subordinate, underling

mediocrity, obscurity

Antonyms of honcho

lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

2 the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

he's definitely the head honcho in that company

Synonyms of honcho

boss, boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

Words Related to honcho

directress, mistress

administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up

leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor

dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)

baron, czar (also tsar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince

big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun

cohead, coleader

employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]

subchief, subdirector

Near Antonyms of honcho

dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling