Synonyms for mandarin
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
Related words
- Phrases
- mandarin gown mandarin square mandarin orange
- Is a kind of
- citrus fruit
- Other spellings
- mandarine
Forms
- Plural
- mandarins → bureaucrats, chieftains…
Example sentences
- chieftain The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mandarin | steady | |
| chieftain | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- chieftain2
- 10 letters
- bureaucrat3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chieftain2 = 2 syllables).