chieftain

English - Turkish

Definition of chieftain in English Turkish dictionary

{i} kabile reisi

lider

kafile başkanı

reis

{i} başbuğ

başkanlık

{i} klan şefi

{i} başkan, şef

idareci

chieftainship kabile reisi

{i} başkan

{i} çete reisi

Related Terms

chieftain of the tribe

aşiret reisi

chieftains

reisleri

English - English

Definition of chieftain in English English dictionary

A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain

The name of a British military tank

A leader of a clan or tribe

{n} a leader, commander, head, chief

the head of a tribe or clan

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan

the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"

{i} head, leader, ruler

A chieftain is the leader of a tribe. the legendary British chieftain, King Arthur. the leader of a tribe or a Scottish clan (chevetain, from capitaneus; CAPTAIN)

A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers chieftain

Related Terms

chieftains

plural of chieftain

Hyphenation

chief·tain

Turkish pronunciation

çiftın

Synonyms

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

Pronunciation

/ˈʧēftən/ /ˈʧiːftən/

Etymology

() From Middle English cheftayne, a variant of Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”). Cognate with captain.