honcho

hon·cho

H0261500 (hŏn′chō) Slang n. pl. hon·chos A person who is in charge; a manager or leader: "Now that Hollywood honchos have discovered the verdant beachfront villages, the stores have grown in scope and sophistication" (David Field).tr.v. hon·choed, hon·cho·ing, hon·chos To direct or manage: "He ... is honchoing preparations for the forthcoming ... economic summit" (Newsweek).

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[Japanese hanchō, squad leader : han, squad (from Middle Chinese pa⋮n, division, class; also the source of Mandarin bān) + chō, chief (from Middle Chinese triaŋ´; also the source of Mandarin zhǎng).]

honcho

(ˈhɒntʃəʊ) n, pl -chosthe person in charge; the bossvbto supervise or be in charge of[C20: from Japanese han'chō group leader]

hon•cho

(ˈhɒn tʃoʊ)

n., pl. -chos, Slang. n. 1. a leader, esp. an assertive leader; boss; chief. 2. an important or influential person; bigshot. v.t. 3. to organize, supervise, or be the leader of. [1945–50; < Japanese hanchō squad or group leader =han squad (< Middle Chinese, = Chinese bān) + -chō eldest, chief (< Middle Chinese, = Chinese zhǎng)]

honcho

Past participle: honchoed
Gerund: honchoing

Imperative
honcho
honcho

Present
I honcho
you honcho
he/she/it honchoes
we honcho
you honcho
they honcho

Preterite
I honchoed
you honchoed
he/she/it honchoed
we honchoed
you honchoed
they honchoed

Present Continuous
I am honchoing
you are honchoing
he/she/it is honchoing
we are honchoing
you are honchoing
they are honchoing

Present Perfect
I have honchoed
you have honchoed
he/she/it has honchoed
we have honchoed
you have honchoed
they have honchoed

Past Continuous
I was honchoing
you were honchoing
he/she/it was honchoing
we were honchoing
you were honchoing
they were honchoing

Past Perfect
I had honchoed
you had honchoed
he/she/it had honchoed
we had honchoed
you had honchoed
they had honchoed

Future
I will honcho
you will honcho
he/she/it will honcho
we will honcho
you will honcho
they will honcho

Future Perfect
I will have honchoed
you will have honchoed
he/she/it will have honchoed
we will have honchoed
you will have honchoed
they will have honchoed

Future Continuous
I will be honchoing
you will be honchoing
he/she/it will be honchoing
we will be honchoing
you will be honchoing
they will be honchoing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been honchoing
you have been honchoing
he/she/it has been honchoing
we have been honchoing
you have been honchoing
they have been honchoing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been honchoing
you will have been honchoing
he/she/it will have been honchoing
we will have been honchoing
you will have been honchoing
they will have been honchoing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been honchoing
you had been honchoing
he/she/it had been honchoing
we had been honchoing
you had been honchoing
they had been honchoing

Conditional
I would honcho
you would honcho
he/she/it would honcho
we would honcho
you would honcho
they would honcho

Past Conditional
I would have honchoed
you would have honchoed
he/she/it would have honchoed
we would have honchoed
you would have honchoed
they would have honchoed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

honcho - a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"boss, foreman, chief, gafferbaas - South African term for `boss'ganger - the foreman of a work gangassistant foreman, straw boss - a member of a work gang who supervises the other workerssupervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of

honcho

nounSlang. One who is highest in rank or authority:boss, chief, chieftain, director, head, headman, hierarch, leader, master.Idiom: cock of the walk.

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