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- [hon-choh]
- /ˈhɒn tʃoʊ/
- /ˈhɒn.tʃəʊ/
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- [hon-choh]
- /ˈhɒn tʃoʊ/
Definitions of honcho word
- noun plural honcho a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief. 1
- verb with object honcho to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project. 1
- noun honcho A leader or manager; the person in charge. 1
- noun honcho chief, leader 1
- countable noun honcho A honcho is one of the people in charge of a company or organization. 0
- noun honcho the person in charge; the boss 0
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Origin of honcho
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Japanese hanchō squad or group leader, equivalent to han squad (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bān) + -chō eldest, chief (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhǎng)
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Parts of speech for Honcho
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honcho popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
honcho usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for honcho
noun honcho
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- top dog — a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
Antonyms for honcho
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