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Honcho

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means the person in charge of a task or organization
1
Stage 1 of 2
han + cho
Japanese · medieval
"squad leader"
combining "han" (squad, group) and "cho" (chief)
2
Stage 2 of 2
honcho
English · 1940s-1950s
"the person in charge"
adopted by American servicemen during the occupation of Japan
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