head honcho

English

Noun

head honcho (plural head honchos)

1. (idiomatic) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.

   The head honcho is hard to reach because he's so busy.

Synonyms

• big cheese
• big enchilada
• big kahuna
• bigwig
• big wheel
• grand poobah
• kingpin
• muckety muck
• numero uno
• top banana
• top dog
• top gun

Translations

Person in charge

• French: grand chef (fr) m, patron (fr) m

• Russian: большая шишка (ru) (bolʹšaja šiška)