chief

/tʃˈif/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a person who is in charge
   “the head of the whole operation”
2. a person who exercises control over workers
   “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
3. the head of a tribe or clan

adjective

1. most important element
   “the chief aim of living”

Synonyms for chief

• head
• top dog
• foreman
• gaffer
• honcho
• boss
• headman
• tribal chief
• chieftain
• main
• primary
• principal
• master
• important

Words that rhyme with chief

• relief
• brief
• leaf
• reef
• beef
• motif
• belief
• disbelief
• grief
• aperitif
• cloverleaf
• debrief
• fief
• interleaf
• leitmotif
• lief
• massif
• sheaf
• thief
• graef
• graefe
• graeff
• greenleaf
• grefe
• greif
• greiff
• hafif
• hochtief
• keef
• keefe