sachem
Plural: sachems
Noun
- A chief of a North American Indian tribe or confederation.
- a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
- a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
- A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
- A boss, a leader.
- An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
- A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization.
Examples
- The sachem of their Scrabble club always had the final say on rule interpretations.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore.
Synonyms
sagamore, administrator, boss, chief, commander, director, governor, head, head man, higher-up, honcho, jefe, leader, manager, master, overseer, sachem, suit, superintendent, superior, supervisor
Scrabble Score: 13
sachem: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsachem: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sachem: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary