chief
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person who is in charge
the head of the whole operation
Types & categories
- leader hypernym
- executive hyponym
- administrator hyponym
- capo hyponym
- department head hyponym
- don hyponym
- superior general hyponym
- general manager hyponym
- grand dragon hyponym
- head of household hyponym
- secretary hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a person who exercises control over workers
if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
Types & categories
- supervisor hypernym
- baas hyponym
- ganger hyponym
- straw boss hyponym
Related & opposite
- foremanship derivation
- peremptory derivation
Sense 3 noun
the head of a tribe or clan
Types & categories
- leader hypernym
- Indian chief hyponym
- pendragon hyponym
- Glendower instance hyponym
- Rollo instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- chieftaincy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | headship |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | head |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | head up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | executive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | administrator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | capo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | department head |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | don |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superior general |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | general manager |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grand dragon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | head of household |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | secretary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | foremanship |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | peremptory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supervisor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | baas |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ganger |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | straw boss |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chieftaincy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Indian chief |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pendragon |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Glendower |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Rollo |