Hypernym

headman 2

noun

the head of a tribe or clan

Instance_Hypernym

Black Hawk 1

noun

Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)

Cochise 1

noun

Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)

Crazy Horse 1

noun

a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)

Geronimo 1

noun

Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

Hiawatha 1

noun

a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)

Indian chieftain 1

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the leader of a group of Native Americans

Synonyms

Indian chief 1
the leader of a group of Native Americans

Hyponym

sachem 2

noun

a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

Instance_Hyponym

Black Hawk 1

noun

Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)

Cochise 1

noun

Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)

Crazy Horse 1

noun

a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)

Geronimo 1

noun

Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

Hiawatha 1

noun

a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)