Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of sachem

19 similar words

Another word for sachem is administrator. Other synonyms of sachem are boss, chief, commander, director and governor.

Synonyms and similar words for sachem

nounA boss, a leader.

Meaning of sachem

  1. noun A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
  2. noun A boss, a leader.
  3. noun An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.

Full definition of sachem

sachem in other languages

Questions about synonyms of sachem

What is another word for sachem?
Sachem has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as administrator, boss, chief, commander, director, governor, jefe and head.
What does sachem mean?
Sachem means a chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sachem (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of sachem.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/sachem. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.