Synonyms for chieftain
Definitions
- n. 1
A leader of a clan or tribe.
- n. 2
A leader of a group.
The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.
Related words
- Word family
- chieftaincy chieftaindom chieftainess chieftess chieftainship
Forms
- Plural
- chieftains → leaders, heads, bosses, tycoons…
Example sentences
- leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
- foreman The workers didn't want Tom to be their foreman.
- tycoon The tycoon endowed each son with a million dollars.
- captain The captain breathed new life into his tired crew.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1, boss1
- 5 letters
- chief1
- 6 letters
- leader2, tycoon2
- 7 letters
- manager3, captain2, foreman2, cacique2
- 8 letters
- employer3, mandarin3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leader2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cheftaine