Chieftain

//ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən//

Synonyms for "chieftain" (55 found)

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Related words (27)

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Translations

67 translations across 39 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • prijës noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • pringj noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Catalan

3 entries
  • cabdill noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • cacic noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • cap noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 族長 /族长 noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Czech

1 entries
  • náčelník noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Danish

1 entries
  • høvding noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Dutch

3 entries
  • bendeleider noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)
  • opperhoofd noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • stamhoofd noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • tribestro noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Estonian

1 entries
  • pealik noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Faroese

1 entries
  • ættarhøvdingur noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

French

1 entries
  • chef noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

German

1 entries
  • Häuptling noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • törzsfőnök noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • höfðingi noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kepala suku noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Irish

2 entries
  • ceann fine noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • taoiseach noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Italian

3 entries
  • capo noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • capo noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)
  • capotribù noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 酋長 noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Khmer

2 entries
  • មេកន្ទ្រាញ noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • មេកន្ទ្រាញ noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)

Korean

2 entries
  • 족장 noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • 추장 noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Lakota

1 entries
  • itȟáŋčhaŋ noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Latin

1 entries
  • procer noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • поглавар noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Middle Korean

1 entries
  • 어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Māori

1 entries
  • rangatira noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • høvding noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • høvding noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Occitan

3 entries
  • cap noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • cap noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)
  • capmèstre noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Old Tupi

1 entries
  • morubixaba noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Polish

1 entries
  • wódz noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cacique noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • chefe noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • chefe noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)
  • manda-chuva noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)

Russian

3 entries
  • атама́н noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)
  • вождь noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • глава́рь noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)

Samoan

2 entries
  • ao noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • matai noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Scots

1 entries
  • chieftain noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ceann-cinnidh noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Slovak

2 entries
  • náčelník noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • vodca noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Spanish

4 entries
  • cabecilla noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • cacique noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • caudillo noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • jefe noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Swedish

2 entries
  • hövding noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)
  • ledare noun (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain)

Tok Pisin

1 entries
  • bigman noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kabile reisi noun (A leader of a clan or tribe)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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He called aloud, "Say, father, say If yet my task is done?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son.

Source: tatoeba (6399619)

Can you take me to your chieftain?

Source: tatoeba (8683022)

I'm the chieftain of this tribe.

Source: tatoeba (8683023)

The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.

Source: tatoeba (8683025)

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