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单词 chieftain
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chieftainnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈtʃiːf.tən/us/ˈtʃiːf.tən/

the leader of a tribe

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People in charge of or controlling other people

  • administrator
  • authority
  • bureaucrat
  • chairman
  • chairperson
  • force
  • giant
  • guiding spirit
  • headman
  • helicopter parent
  • hierarchy
  • kingmaker
  • leader
  • marshal
  • operator
  • overlord
  • paymaster
  • pillar
  • powerhouse
  • presidency

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Examples from literature

  • Both parties, under the chieftains' guidance, fought fiercely, in a fever of excitement, giving no heed to wounds, seeing nothing but the foe and the battlements to be scaled. 
  • He was a powerful chieftain, and there was an old feud between him and the men of Chester. 
  • He was straight American stock, but he was built like the chieftains of old Hawaii. 
  • Possibly they were intended to mark the graves of deceased chieftains. 
  • The messengers found the Saxon chieftains very ready to enter into Alfred's plans. 

chieftainnoun [ C ]

us/ˈtʃif·tən/

the leader of a tribe (= a group of families)

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