Chief
WordNet
noun
(1) A person who exercises control over workers
"If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
(2) A person who is in charge
"The head of the whole operation"
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Etymology
From , from , from , from
Noun
- A leader or respected elder in a tribe.
- They came to the chief to resolve their dispute.
- The head of an organization.
- All firefighters report to the fire chief.
- A horizontal band across the top of a shield.
- 1889, Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry:
- When the Chief is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "On a Chief".
- 1889, Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry: