sachem

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sa=chem

CIDE DICTIONARY

sachem, n. 

 A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sachem, n.
1 the supreme chief of some American Indian tribes.
2 US a political leader.

Etymology

Narraganset, = SAGAMORE

THESAURUS

sachem

Dalai Lama, Establishment, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, VIP, ardri, baron, bey, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, boss, brass, brass hat, cacique, caesar, celebrity, cham, czar, dignitary, dignity, elder, father, figure, great man, important person, interests, kaid, keynoter, khan, lion, lords of creation, magnate, man higher up, man of mark, mikado, mogul, nabob, name, negus, notability, notable, padishah, panjandrum, pendragon, person of renown, personage, personality, pharaoh, pillar of society, policy maker, power, power elite, rig, ringleader, ruling circle, sagamore, shah, sheikh, shogun, somebody, something, standard-bearer, tenno, the great, the top, top brass, top people, tycoon, very important person, worthy

ROGET THESAURUS

sachem

Master

N master, padrone, lord, lord paramount, commander, commandant, captain, chief, chieftain, sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator, leader, boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance, lord of the ascendant, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, gray mare, mistress, potentate, liege, liege lord, suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch, crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge, ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan, grand Turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno, inca, cazique, voivode, landamman, seyyid, Abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior, prince, duke, archduke, doge, elector, seignior, marland, margrave, rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab, empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine, czarevna, czarita, maharani, rani, rectrix, regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah, burgrave, laird, collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon, the authorities, the powers that be, the government, staff, etat major, aga, official, man in office, person in authority, sircar, sirkar, Sublime Porte, marshal, field marshal, marechal, general, generalissimo, commander in chief, seraskier, hetman, lieutenant general, major general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer, sergeant, sergeant major, color sergeant, corporal, corporal major, lance corporal, acting corporal, drum major, captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon, mayor, mayoralty, prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic, alcalde, alcaid, burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve, lord mayor, officer, dewan, fonctionnaire, admiral, admiralty, rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral, commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, ensign, skipper, mate, master, officer of the day, OD, navarch, da locum melioribus, der Furst ist der erste Diener seines Staats, the prince is the first servant of his state, lord of thy presence and no land beside.