foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
(noun) a person who exercises control over workers; “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
head, chief, top dog
(noun) a person who is in charge; “the head of the whole operation”
headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
(noun) the head of a tribe or clan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chief (plural chiefs)
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. [from 13th c.]
(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third. [from 15th c.]
The principal part or top of anything.
An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.
• See also boss
chief (comparative chiefer or more chief, superlative chiefest or most chief)
Primary; principal.
(Scotland) Intimate, friendly.
chief (third-person singular simple present chiefs, present participle chiefing, simple past and past participle chiefed)
(US, slang) To smoke cannabis.
• cheif, fiche, fichĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
Chief, n. Etym: [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F. chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf. Captain, Chapter]
1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the pricipal actio or agent.
2. The principal part; the most valuable portion. The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed.1. Sam. xv.
Chief, a.
1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief rulers." John. xii. 42.
2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs.] A whisperer separateth chief friends. Prov. xvi. 28.
Syn.
– Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme; prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
