English dictionary

sachem

/'s/eI//tS//@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

noun.person

Synonyms sagamore

Source: WordNet 3.0
A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.

noun

Source: webster1913