From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Anthropologytotem poleˈtotem pole noun [countable]1SAa tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America2 →low man on the totem poleExamples from the Corpustotem pole• Here I was, the last guy on the totem pole.• The totem pole was created by two local carvers.