Honcho — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who exercises control over workers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːntʃoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːntʃoʊ/.

Examples

if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chief gaffer foreman boss

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who exercises control over workers “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”

Word Forms

foremanship	noun	the position of foreman
bossy	adjective	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

grand patron

une personne qui exerce un contrôle sur les travailleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

jefe

una persona que ejerce control sobre los trabajadores

🇮🇹Italian

signore

colui che esercita il controllo sui lavoratori

🇳🇱Dutch

honk

iemand die controle uitoefent over werknemers

🇵🇹Portuguese

chefão

uma pessoa que exerce controle sobre os trabalhadores

🇷🇺Russian

шеф

человек, осуществляющий контроль над работниками

India

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોન્ચો

એક વ્યક્તિ જે કામદારો પર નિયંત્રણનો ઉપયોગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಂಚೋ

ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോഞ്ചോ

തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ മേൽ നിയന്ത്രണം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

ہونچو

وہ شخص جو کارکنوں پر کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

本乔

对工人行使控制权的人

🇯🇵Japanese

本町

労働者を支配する人

🇰🇷Korean

혼초

근로자를 통제하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoan hô

một người thực hiện quyền kiểm soát công nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ที่รัก

บุคคลที่ควบคุมคนงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehormatan

seseorang yang melakukan kontrol terhadap pekerja

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

هونچو

شخصی که بر کارگران کنترل دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

efendim

işçiler üzerinde kontrol uygulayan kişi

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What is the primary definition of the word 'honcho'?

The primary meaning of 'honcho' is 'a person who exercises control over workers'.

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Using 'honcho' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'honcho' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'honcho' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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