Chief — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is in charge

a person who exercises control over workers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmpɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈaŋɡəɹəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈaŋɡəɹəsnəs/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌmpɪt/.

Examples

the head of the whole operation
if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
the chief aim of living

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chieftain honcho foreman top dog main head gaffer tribal chief principal master boss headman primary

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is in charge “the head of the whole operation”
noun	a person who exercises control over workers “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
noun	the head of a tribe or clan
adjective	most important element “the chief aim of living”

Word Forms

headship	noun	the position of head
head	verb	be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
foremanship	noun	the position of foreman
bossy	adjective	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
chieftainship	noun	the position of chieftain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Chef

eine Person, die das Sagen hat

🇫🇷French

chef

une personne qui est responsable

🇪🇸Spanish

jefe

una persona que esta a cargo

🇮🇹Italian

capo

una persona che è responsabile

🇳🇱Dutch

chef

een persoon die de leiding heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

chefe

uma pessoa que está no comando

🇷🇺Russian

главный

человек, который несет ответственность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अध्यक्ष

एक व्यक्ति जो प्रभारी है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রধান

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি দায়িত্বে আছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைவர்

பொறுப்பில் இருக்கும் ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధినేత

బాధ్యత వహించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमुख

प्रभारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુખ્ય

એક વ્યક્તિ જે ચાર્જમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ

ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലവൻ

ചുമതലയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਖੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੰਚਾਰਜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیف

ایک شخص جو انچارج ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

首席

负责的人

🇯🇵Japanese

チーフ

責任者

🇰🇷Korean

셰프

책임자인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đứng đầu

một người chịu trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

หัวหน้า

บุคคลที่รับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketua

seseorang yang bertanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

pinuno

isang taong namumuno

🇲🇾Malay

ketua

seorang yang bertanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رئيس

الشخص المسؤول

🇮🇷Persian

رئیس

فردی که مسئول است

🇹🇷Turkish

şef

sorumlu bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֹאשׁ

אדם שאחראי

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