person in charge

NOUN

big cheese

Synonyms

WEAK

VIP big enchilada big gun big kahuna big wheel boss chief head honcho influential person leader top dog

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 head honcho helmer taskperson top dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

president

Synonyms

STRONG

CEO boss leader premier

WEAK

chief executive officer chief of state commander in chief head of state prime minister

NOUN

prime minister

Synonyms

WEAK

President chancellor chief executive chief minister chief of state chief officer commander in chief dewan doge grand vizier head of cabinet head of state leader premier

NOUN

straw boss

Synonyms

WEAK

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

NOUN

taskmaster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disciplinarian

STRONG

boss director employer foreperson manager overseer owner supervisor tyrant

WEAK

dominator head honcho 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 head honcho helmer taskperson top dog

Antonyms

STRONG

employee follower worker

Example Sentences

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Most of the time, they happily forwarded me, an annoying patient, on to the person in charge.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

“And if he put the person in charge of entertainment as the CEO, he wouldn’t have an excuse to stay on.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The person in charge of the 2022 trip is still involved in rugby at the school.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

In fact, even liberals like having a main man or woman — most people naturally seek the person in charge.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

Of these, two pick up and deposit mail—an operation that, as the person in charge of it fervently explains, has its tricky side.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

person in charge

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