head honcho

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administrator n.
big cheese n.
big deal n.
big shot n.
big wheel n.
boss n.
captain n.
chief n.
commander n.
director n.
employer n.
executive n.
foreman n.
governor n.
higher-up n.
overseer n.
ringleader n.
straw boss n.
superior n.
taskmaster n.
taskmistress n.
top banana n.

NOUN

administrator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority bureaucrat chief commander controller custodian dean director executive head inspector judge leader manager minister officer official organizer superintendent supervisor

STRONG

CEO President ambassador boss captain chair chairperson consul exec governor mayor overseer premier producer

WEAK

front office head person person upstairs prez

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower worker

NOUN

big cheese

Synonyms

WEAK

VIP big enchilada big gun big kahuna big wheel boss chief influential person leader person in charge top dog

NOUN

big deal

Synonyms

WEAK

VIP big cheese big enchilada big fish big gun big shot big wheel biggie bigwig boss boss man hotshot important person top dog tycoon very important person

NOUN

big shot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigwig dignitary heavyweight mogul

WEAK

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big kahuna big man on campus big wheel celebrity fat cat heavy-hitter high man on the totem pole high-muck-a-muck important person influential person muck-a-muck nabob notability notable personage somebody someone star wheeler-dealer

NOUN

big wheel

Synonyms

WEAK

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big man on campus big shot bigwig dignitary fat cat heavy-hitter high-muck-a-muck important person influential person mogul nabob notable somebody

NOUN

boss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator chief chieftain director employer executive leader owner supervisor

STRONG

controller exec foreperson head honcho overseer superintendent wheel

WEAK

big cheese big gun big person dominator girlboss helmer person in charge taskperson top dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

captain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boss commander director executive leader officer operator owner pilot skipper

STRONG

CEO CFO authority cap chieftain exec guide head skip top

WEAK

four-striper higher up number one top dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follower

NOUN

chief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captain commander director head leader manager ruler superintendent supervisor

STRONG

President bigwig boss chieftain dictator foreperson general governor honcho monarch overlord overseer principal proprietor ringleader sovereign suzerain

WEAK

big cheese big gun big wheel head person key player top brass top cat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower

WEAK

apprentice servant subordinate underling worker

NOUN

commander

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator captain chief commandant director head officer ruler

STRONG

boss co czar don exec guru kingfish kingpin mastermind skipper

WEAK

big cheese head person high priest/priestess higher up lead-off person point person top banana top brass top dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

WEAK

follower

NOUN

director

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator chief executive head leader organizer player principal producer supervisor

STRONG

boss chair controller exec governor kingpin overseer skipper

WEAK

big person executive officer helmer key player person upstairs top dog top person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower worker

NOUN

employer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boss company corporation entrepreneur executive firm management manager manufacturer organization owner

STRONG

CEO President businessperson capitalist chief co director establishment head juice kingpin outfit overseer patron proprietor superintendent supervisor

WEAK

big shot front office meal ticket workers big cheese

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

STRONG

worker

NOUN

executive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration administrator boss chief commander director entrepreneur government leader management manager officer official supervisor

STRONG

CEO VIP brass businessperson co directorate exec governor head heavyweight hierarchy higher-up industrialist leadership skipper tycoon

WEAK

big wheel head person key player top brass

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower worker

NOUN

foreman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

superintendent supervisor

STRONG

boss executive head honcho manager overseer pusher taskmaster

WEAK

Big Brother boss man head man pit boss slave driver straw boss

Antonyms

STRONG

employee

WEAK

worker

NOUN

governor

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator boss chief commander comptroller controller director executive head leader manager overseer ruler superintendent supervisor

WEAK

chief of state gubernatorial leader guv presiding officer

Antonyms

STRONG

employee follower worker

NOUN

higher-up

Synonyms

STRONG

CEO VIP better boss brass chief chieftain director elder exec executive head heavyweight leader manager principal ruler senior supervisor

WEAK

key player

Antonyms

STRONG

employee follower junior worker

NOUN

overseer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

superintendent supervisor

STRONG

executive head manager

WEAK

pit boss straw boss

NOUN

ringleader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chieftain instigator mastermind troublemaker

STRONG

President agitator boss brains captain chief commander general head inciter orchestrator ruler skipper spokesperson

Antonyms

STRONG

employee follower worker

NOUN

straw boss

Synonyms

WEAK

administrator big cheese big gun big person chief chieftain controller director dominator employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head helmer honcho leader manager overseer owner person in charge superintendent supervisor taskmaster taskmistress taskperson top dog wheel

NOUN

superior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boss manager principal ruler supervisor

STRONG

CEO VIP brass chief chieftain director elder exec executive head heavyweight higher-up leader senior

WEAK

key player

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

STRONG

follower junior

WEAK

inferior servant

NOUN

taskmaster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disciplinarian

STRONG

boss director employer foreperson manager overseer owner supervisor tyrant

WEAK

dominator person in charge taskperson

Antonyms

STRONG

employee worker

NOUN

taskmistress

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator chief chieftain controller director employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head honcho leader manager overseer owner superintendent supervisor taskmaster wheel

WEAK

big cheese big gun big person dominator helmer person in charge taskperson top dog

Antonyms

STRONG

employee follower worker

NOUN

top banana

Synonyms

WEAK

ace big enchilada bigwig main comic second to none star top dog

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head honcho

Former Disney head honcho Bob Iger, et al., owning the Lakers?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Shortly after Martha Stewart's release from prison in 2005, she received a call from "Saturday Night Live's" head honcho, Lorne Michaels, inviting her to host the sketch comedy show.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

"So, who's in town? Spielberg? The head honcho from Disney?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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