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Definition of Honcho
1. Noun. A person who exercises control over workers. "If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
Exact synonyms: Boss, Chief, Foreman, Gaffer
Specialized synonyms: Baas, Ganger, Assistant Foreman, Straw Boss
Generic synonyms: Supervisor
Derivative terms: Bossy, Foremanship
Specialized synonyms: Baas, Ganger, Assistant Foreman, Straw Boss
Generic synonyms: Supervisor
Derivative terms: Bossy, Foremanship
Definition of Honcho
1. Noun. boss, leader ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Honcho
1. to take charge of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honcho
Literary usage of Honcho
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the by Frank Brinkley, Dairoku Kikuchi (1915)
"The first, a national history, was originally called the honcho ... It is now
known as the honcho ..."
2. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"Within the confines formed by the Yato Bridge and honcho ... honcho-dori is Main
St.; Mizumachi-dori (Water St.) formerly faced the sea, ..."
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