CHIEFTAIN Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word chieftain. (close relations)
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| chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||
| bigwig | nounn | |||||
noun • the most important person in a group or undertaking | ||||||
| boss | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who exercises control over workers • a person responsible for hiring workers • a person who exercises control and makes decisions • a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments • a circular rounded projection or protuberance adjective satellite • exceptionally good verb • raise in a relief | ||||||
| captain | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant • the naval officer in command of a military ship • a policeman in charge of a precinct • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship • the leader of a group of people • the pilot in charge of an airship • a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers verb • be the captain of a sports team | ||||||
| employer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person or firm that employs workers | ||||||
| foreman | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who exercises control over workers • a man who is foreperson of a jury | ||||||
| head | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains • a single domestic animal • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • a person who is in charge • the front of a military formation or procession • the pressure exerted by a fluid • the top of something • the source of water from which a stream arises • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an individual person • a user of (usually soft) drugs • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) • a rounded compact mass • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container • the part in the front or nearest the viewer • a difficult juncture • forward movement • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the subject matter at issue • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head • the striking part of a tool • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship • a projection out from one end • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum • oral stimulation of the genitals verb • to go or travel towards • be in charge of • travel in front of; go in advance of others • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take its rise • be in the front of or on top of • form a head or come or grow to a head • remove the head of | ||||||
| headman | nounn | |||||
noun • an executioner who beheads the condemned person • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||
| leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||
| manager | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who controls resources and expenditures • (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | ||||||
| mandarin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China • shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia • a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group • any high government official or bureaucrat • a high public official of imperial China • a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | ||||||
| tycoon | nounn | |||||
noun • a very wealthy or powerful businessman | ||||||
| big gun | nounn | |||||
noun • an important influential person | ||||||
| big shot | nounn | |||||
noun • an important influential person | ||||||
| big wheel | nounn | |||||
noun • an important influential person | ||||||
| mover and shaker | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who wields power and influence | ||||||
| top banana | nounn | |||||
noun • the leading comedian in a burlesque show • the most important person in a group or undertaking | ||||||
| top dog | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is in charge | ||||||
| tribal chief | nounn | |||||
noun • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||
