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knocker vs head honcho

head honcho vs knocker

knocker and head honcho both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knocker Yes No No No
head honcho Yes No No No
As nouns, head honcho is a hypernym of knocker; that is, head honcho is a word with a broader meaning than knocker:
  • knocker: (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
  • head honcho: an important influential person
Other hypernyms of knocker include big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel.
knocker (noun) head honcho (noun)
a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door an important influential person
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
Difference between knocker and head honcho

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