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[ sag-uh-mawr, ‐mohr ] / ˈsæg əˌmɔr, ‐ˌmoʊr /
noun(among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader. Origin of sagamore1605–15, Americanism;<Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα< Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa;cf. sachem Words nearby sagamoresaga, sagacious, sagacity, Sagamihara, Sagami Sea, sagamore, Sagan, Sagarmatha, sag bag, sage, sagebrush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sagamore“With every fiber in me I want to run this race,” said Loeb at the press conference at the Sagamore Hotel. Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé, Nicholas Loeb, Just Can’t Catch A Break|Tricia Romano|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST A large metal sign permanently affixed to the superstructure reminded us that we were on the “Sagamore Bridge, 1933-1935.” It’s Time America Makes Good Again on Its Belief in Public Works and Public Spirit|Daniel Kevles|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST This was Samoset, sagamore of a country lying five days' journey from thence, called Patuxet. The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell "Owanux are few, and the Indians many," replied the Sagamore. The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams
Books are all very well in their way, and we love them at Sagamore Hill; but children are better than books. Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt "My brother speaks well," said the Sagamore, having thus secured another guardian for the sister whom he tenderly loved. The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams Sagamore Hill is one of three neighboring houses in which small cousins spent very happy years of childhood. Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
British Dictionary definitions for sagamore
noun(among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent manAlso called: sachem Word Origin for sagamoreC17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |