honcho

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

honcho
    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}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "honcho":
      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

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