jefe
noun
je·fe ˈhā-(ˌ)fā 
ˈhe-(ˌ)fā
ˈhe-(ˌ)fā ˈhe-fē
plural jefes
: a person who exercises control or authority : chief sense 2, leader sense 2
We caught Villa Rica on opening night, which meant a full staff eager to please—not to mention the jefe himself in the kitchen …
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Paul StephenIn the House and Senate, Republicans are limited to six years as the jefe of any committee. Michael Shannon
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Synonyms
- boss
- boss man
- captain
- chief
- foreman
- head
- headman
- helmsman
- honcho
- kingpin
- leader
- master
- taskmaster
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Many of my peers learned English from Scully — as my jefe Hector once wrote, there was no better teacher outside of Warner Bros. cartoons. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Los Tigres del Norte Leave it to Los Tigres del Norte’s power anthem to get everyone on the dance floor feeling like a jefe (boss). Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 May 2022 By April 18, the sometime ship mechanic Manuel Hedilla, acting head of the party, was elected its new jefe nacional by a narrow vote. Jesús Palacios, Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Los Tigres del Norte Leave it to Los Tigres del Norte’s power anthem to get everyone on the dance floor feeling like a jefe (boss). Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 May 2022 By April 18, the sometime ship mechanic Manuel Hedilla, acting head of the party, was elected its new jefe nacional by a narrow vote. Jesús Palacios, Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from French chef, from Old French chief — more at chief
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
jefe
noun
as in boss
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do Everyone knows that the real jefe of that football team is the quarterback and not the coach. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- boss
- foreman
- leader
- chief
- commander
- captain
- manager
- master
- lord
- director
- honcho
- kingpin
- headman
- head
- overseer
- taskmaster
- administrator
- supervisor
- superintendent
- executive
- helmsman
- president
- governor
- boss man
- overlord
- steward
- leadman
- baron
- mistress
- principal
- general
- king
- potentate
- skipper
- ruler
- czar
- directress
- bigwig
- hierarch
- figurehead
- magnate
- prince
- mogul
- micromanager
- employer
- dominator
- straw boss
- sovereign
- higher-up
- superior
- tzar
- coleader
- tsar
- sovran
- gaffer
- big gun
- top gun
- cohead
- top dog
- ganger
- subchief
- standard-bearer
- big cheese
- subdirector
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- subordinate
- dependent
- subject
- secondary
- junior
- underling
- inferior
- cobblerfish
- cobblers
- cobbles
- cobbles (together or up)
- cobbles together or up
- cobblestone
- cobblestoned
- cobblestones
- cobbling
- cobbling (together or up)
- cobbling together or up
- cobblings
- cobbly
- cobbra
- cobbs
- cobby
- Cobden
- Cobdenism
- Cobdenite
- Filipina
- filipinas
- Filipinization
- Filipinize
- Filipino
- filipinos