chieftain
20
7.9
- noun
- /ˈtʃiːftən/
:
jefe tribal
- I was chosen by all to be village chieftain and leader of the council.
- tribal chieftain
- regional chieftains
Most people, most party chieftains didn't have Kamala Harris as their number one choice.
- Most people, most party chieftains didn't have Kamala Harris as their number one choice.
- And then in the hierarchy, there was a Chieftain that we're all the warlord that we're all familiar with.
- Here's a God, lowercase G Adonai Elohim, chief Chieftain of the gods, who doesn't want us to have knowledge.
- So this is now the the The Chieftains hall, I believe, which has more of a like the Hatch rooftop.
Examples
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Those auxiliaries were led by a young, unknown Chieftain known as Alaric.
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The chieftain led his people through the forest to find new hunting grounds.
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A prince, son of a chieftain.
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"Never have I seen our game won in so unusual a fashion," the chieftain said.
Fiction book (1995) -
The king has his throne, the Chieftain has his chair, the minister has his seat in the government.
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I am the fourth son of a Cornish Chieftain.
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You may be chieftain of the smallest tribe of the Mongols... but at least it's a start.
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Here stood the Indian chieftain, rejoicing in his glory!
Academic text (2018) -
One thing seems certain, kings and chieftains amongst the Scythians held immense power.
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Years ago, there was a great gathering of chieftains to discuss the Dragon scourge we all faced.
Synonyms
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1.9
A person who leads a group or community
665
1.4
A person who leads a group or team
54
7.5
A respected older person who leads an Arab tribe or village
20
6.7
A man who leads a family or group with authority
18
6.7
A woman who leads a family or clan
3
4.7
A person who leads a group of people in a traditional community
3
4.2
A leader of a Native American tribe
2
7.3
A man who leads a village or tribe and makes decisions for the group
1
8.1
A woman who leads a tribe or clan
1
8.5
A respected elder who leads a tribe or village
1
8.7
A person who leads an Arab family group or village and makes important community decisions
1
8.9
A tribal leader who makes decisions and cares for a clan or community
A leader of a Native American tribe who guides the people
A person who leads an Arab village, tribe, or family and has power in the community
A village leader who manages land and local affairs in parts of India
Compounds
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chieftain comes from the same idea as chief, which means 'head' or 'leader'. So a chieftain is the 'head' of a tribe or clan, the person who leads and keeps order.