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   honcho

   /ˈhɒntʃəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a leader or manager; the person in charge: "the company's head honcho in the US"

   verb

   • 1. be in charge of (a project or situation): "what else could be expected from a review honchoed by him?"

   Word Origin 1940s: 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.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

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