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Chieftain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A leader of a clan or tribe.

n. A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.

n. The name of a British military tank.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

n. Synonyms Commander, Leader, etc. See chief.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the head of a tribe or clan

n. the leader of a group of people

Word Usage

"During these various operations – for the whole family seemed eager to show their hospitality – the old man discovered, not so much by the costliness of his garments as by the noble mien and gentle manners of the stranger, that he was some chieftain from the castle."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

leader

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

commander leader head chief manager boss mandarin employer top banana bigwig

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

baron potentate nobleman warrior monarch prince ruler tribe ally conqueror