chieftain
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
the leader of a group of people
a captain of industry
Types & categories
- leader hypernym
Related & opposite
- chieftaincy derivation
- captain derivation
Sense 2 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 | chieftaincy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | captain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chieftaincy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Indian chief |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pendragon |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Glendower |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Rollo |