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Chieftain

noun/kɹˈʌntʃɚ/
Definition
the leader of a group of people
the head of a tribe or clan
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌntʃɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/klˈaŋkɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/klˈaŋkɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌntʃɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe leader of a group of people
“a captain of industry”
nounthe head of a tribe or clan
Word Forms
captainverbbe the captain of a sports team
chieftainshipnounthe position of chieftain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Häuptling
der Anführer einer Gruppe von Menschen
🇫🇷French
chef de clan
le chef d'un groupe de personnes
🇪🇸Spanish
jefe
el líder de un grupo de personas
🇮🇹Italian
capo
il leader di un gruppo di persone
🇳🇱Dutch
leider
de leider van een groep mensen
🇵🇹Portuguese
chefe
o líder de um grupo de pessoas
🇷🇺Russian
вождь
лидер группы людей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मुखिया
लोगों के एक समूह का नेता
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রধান
একদল লোকের নেতা
🇮🇳Tamil
தலைவன்
மக்கள் குழுவின் தலைவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
అధిపతి
ప్రజల సమూహం యొక్క నాయకుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
सरदार
लोकांच्या गटाचा नेता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સરદાર
લોકોના જૂથનો નેતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ
ಜನರ ಗುಂಪಿನ ನಾಯಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തലവൻ
ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകളുടെ നേതാവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਰਦਾਰ
ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਦਾ ਨੇਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سردار
لوگوں کے ایک گروپ کا رہنما
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
头目
一群人的领导者
🇯🇵Japanese
族長
人々のグループのリーダー
🇰🇷Korean
지도자
한 무리의 사람들의 지도자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thủ lĩnh
người đứng đầu một nhóm người
🇹🇭Thai
หัวหน้า
ผู้นำกลุ่มคน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kepala suku
pemimpin sekelompok orang
🇵🇭Filipino
pinuno
ang pinuno ng isang pangkat ng mga tao
🇲🇾Malay
penghulu
pemimpin sekumpulan orang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
زعيم
زعيم مجموعة من الناس
🇮🇷Persian
رئیس
رهبر گروهی از مردم
🇹🇷Turkish
reis
bir grup insanın lideri
🇮🇱Hebrew
רֹאשׁ שֶׁבֶט
המנהיג של קבוצת אנשים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'chieftain'?
The primary meaning of 'chieftain' is 'the leader of a group of people'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chieftain' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'chieftain' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'chieftain' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'chieftain' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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