SACHEM Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word sachem. (close relations)
Definition of SACHEM
sachems
Best Alternative Words for SACHEM
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captain | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant • the naval officer in command of a military ship • a policeman in charge of a precinct • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship • the leader of a group of people • the pilot in charge of an airship • a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers verb • be the captain of a sports team | ||||||||
chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
chieftain | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of a group of people • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
commander | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer in command of a military unit • someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others • a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain • an officer in the airforce | ||||||||
governor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the head of a state government • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | ||||||||
headman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an executioner who beheads the condemned person • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
lord | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who has general authority over others • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God • a titled peer of the realm verb • make a lord of someone | ||||||||
monarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right • large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
tribal chief | nounn | |||||||
noun • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
sagamore | nounn | |||||||
noun • a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) |