honcho

noun
🔊/ˈhɒntʃəʊ/
🔊/ˈhɑːntʃəʊ/
(plural honchos)
(informal, especially North American English)
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  1. the person who is in charge主管;老板;头儿 synonym boss
    • Claude is the studio's head honcho.克劳德是电影公司的老板。🔊🔊
    Word Origin1940s: from Japanese hanchō ‘group leader’, a term brought back to the US by servicemen stationed in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War.