supremo
noun
su·pre·mo sə-ˈprē-(ˌ)mō 
sü-
plural supremos
chiefly British
: one who is highest in rank or authority
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Brad Pitt, John Krasinski and Jerry Bruckheimer have teamed up for a Formula One movie, which has been snapped up by Apple Studios, while a series about ex-Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is also in the works. 
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 July 2022 Then there’s Wall Street supremo Jamie Dimon, who sees an economic hurricane barreling straight at us. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 That would be Ed Pinto, director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, and house-price forecaster supremo. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021 Russia’s supremo Vladimir Putin may have a reason to pop a champagne bottle in view of the EU’s sanctions on the Kremlin. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 All of our fall 2009 collection images and the accompanying reviews by our then-menswear-supremo Tim Blanks were apparently wiped from the Style.com/Vogue Runway archive. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 June 2021 He's probably spent more time with President Xi Jinping than any other American, after being tasked as vice president with building ties with the rising Chinese supremo. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021 The SpaceX supremo would like to change the name of Boca Chica, the Gulf Coast community where his company is building its deep-space rocket. David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021 Schwartzman, who was playing his first Masters 1000 final having beaten clay court supremo Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, broke Djokovic at the start of the second set, only for the world No. 1 to immediately break back. George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020 See More
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 July 2022 Then there’s Wall Street supremo Jamie Dimon, who sees an economic hurricane barreling straight at us. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 That would be Ed Pinto, director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, and house-price forecaster supremo. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021 Russia’s supremo Vladimir Putin may have a reason to pop a champagne bottle in view of the EU’s sanctions on the Kremlin. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 All of our fall 2009 collection images and the accompanying reviews by our then-menswear-supremo Tim Blanks were apparently wiped from the Style.com/Vogue Runway archive. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 June 2021 He's probably spent more time with President Xi Jinping than any other American, after being tasked as vice president with building ties with the rising Chinese supremo. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021 The SpaceX supremo would like to change the name of Boca Chica, the Gulf Coast community where his company is building its deep-space rocket. David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021 Schwartzman, who was playing his first Masters 1000 final having beaten clay court supremo Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, broke Djokovic at the start of the second set, only for the world No. 1 to immediately break back. George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish & Italian, from supremo, adjective, supreme, from Latin supremus
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
supremo
noun
as in honcho
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- honcho
- bigwig
- magnate
- heavyweight
- mogul
- biggie
- czar
- personage
- baron
- big gun
- tycoon
- big wheel
- heavy
- nabob
- king
- big boy
- big cheese
- big shot
- notable
- lord
- kahuna
- nawab
- bigfoot
- fat cat
- main man
- pooh-bah
- captain
- monarch
- prince
- superstar
- tsar
- lion
- VIP
- star
- poo-bah
- celebrity
- tzar
- mover and shaker
- god
- personality
- figure
- Napoleon
- deity
- demigod
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lightweight
- underling
- subordinate
- small-timer
- inferior
- nobody
- half-pint
- nothing
- zero