CHIEFTAIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does chieftain mean?
• CHIEFTAIN (noun)
The noun CHIEFTAIN has 2 senses:
1. the leader of a group of people
2. the head of a tribe or clan
Familiarity information: CHIEFTAIN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHIEFTAIN (noun)
Meaning:
The leader of a group of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
chieftain; captain
Context example:
a captain of industry
Hypernyms ("chieftain" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Meaning:
The head of a tribe or clan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
tribal chief; chieftain; headman
Hypernyms ("chieftain" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chieftain"):
Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of native Americans)
pendragon (the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons)
Instance hyponyms:
Glendower; Owen Glendower (Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416))
Hrolf; Rolf; Rollo (Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931))
