EGAVE

chief

About 68.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    All firefighters report to the fire chief.
  2. noun Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
    Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
  3. noun The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
  4. noun The principal part or top of anything.
  5. noun An informal term of address. An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.
  6. noun An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.
  7. adjective Primary; principal.
    Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
  8. adjective Intimate, friendly.

Similar words

honcho boss foreman top dog principal main primary important top gaffer

Often followed by

of justice executive and minister engineer in among was

Word family

chiefer chiefest chiefs chiefship chiefships

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