SAGAMORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sagamore mean? 

• SAGAMORE (noun)
  The noun SAGAMORE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SAGAMORE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAGAMORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sachem; sagamore

Hypernyms ("sagamore" is a kind of...):

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)