chieftain
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtʃiːf.tən/, /ˈtʃiːf.tɪn/
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- A leader of a clan or tribe.
- (by extension) A leader of a group.
- The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.
- (leader of a clan or tribe) chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
- German: Häuptling
- Italian: capo, capotribù
- Portuguese: cacique, morubixaba, tuxaua (of Indigenous Brazilians), chefe
- Russian: вождь
- Spanish: cacique, caudillo, jefe, jeque, cabecilla
- Italian: capo
- Portuguese: manda-chuva, chefe
- Russian: глава́рь
- Spanish: líder, jefe
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