chief

/tʃiːf/

nounadjectivechief

Think: the CHief is the one who says, “CHoose me—I’m the leader!” (CH + ief).

Yes, it's chief. The tricky part is the vowel sound: it’s spelled **ie** in **chief** (not **ei**).

Definitions

  1. nounthe leader or person in charge of a group or organization
  2. nounthe most important person in a particular job or department (e.g., a police chief)
  3. adjectivemost important; main

Examples

  • “The fire chief spoke to the crowd after the drill.”
  • “Her chief concern was keeping everyone safe.”
  • “He was named chief editor of the school newspaper.”

Synonyms

leaderheadbossdirectorcommander

Antonyms

followersubordinate

Translations

ES jefePT chefeFR chef

Common misspellings

cheifcheefchifchieffcheefecheifhchiei fchíef

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