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SACHEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sachem mean?
• SACHEM (noun)
The noun SACHEM has 2 senses:
1. a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
2. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
Familiarity information: SACHEM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sachem" is a kind of...):
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sachem; sagamore
Hypernyms ("sachem" is a kind of...):
Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)
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