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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural honchos) Etymology: Japanese hanch? squad leader, from han squad + ch? head, chief Date: 1955 boss, big shot; also hotshot

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. US sl. --n. (pl. -os) 1 a leader or manager, the person in charge. 2 an admirable man. --v.tr. (-oes, -oed) be in charge of, oversee. Etymology: Jap. han' cho group leader

Moby Thesaurus

boss, chief, chieftain, cock, electronics king, head, headman, hierarch, king, lead, leader, leading light, luminary, master, master spirit, paramount, prima donna, principal, star, superstar, top dog