Overview of noun chief

The noun chief has 3 senses

• head, chief, top dog -- (a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation")


• foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss -- (a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman")


• headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief -- (the head of a tribe or clan)

Overview of adj chief

The adj chief has 1 sense

• chief, main, primary, principal, master -- (most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch")