English

Etymology

From , a variant of , from , from {{term|caput||head|lang=la}}. is thus etymologically related to the word .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃiːf.tən/, alt: IPA: /ˈtʃif.tən/, IPA: /ˈtʃif.tin/

Noun

1. A leader of a clan or tribe.
2. A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.
3. (capitalized) The name of a British military tank.

Synonyms

A very powerful person

• chief
• big gun
• big shot
• big wheel
• bigwig
• boss
• employer
• foreman
• head
• heid bummer
• leader
• mandarin
• manager
• mover and shaker
• top banana
• top dog
• tycoon

Translations

• Russian: {{t+|ru|вождь|m|tr=vožd'|sc=Cyrl}}

• Russian: {{t|ru|главарь|m|tr=glavár'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|атаман|m|tr=atamán|sc=Cyrl}}

• Russian: {{t|ru|Чифтен|m|tr=číften|sc=Cyrl}}

• Irish: {{t-|ga|taoiseach|m|xs=Irish}}

• Portuguese: cacique

io:chieftain hu:chieftain pt:chieftain fi:chieftain te:chieftain vi:chieftain zh:chieftain