sachem

n. (印第安)酋长, (政党)领袖

发音

US /ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/
UK /ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/
US /ˈsæt͡ʃəm/
UK /ˈsæt͡ʃəm/

词形变化

sachems 复数 sachems

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.

    美国 历史
  2. 2.

    A boss, a leader.

    美国 历史 非正式
  3. 3.

    An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.

    美国 古体 历史 非正式
  4. 4.

    A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization.

    美国 历史 政治
  5. 5.

    A butterfly of the Americas, Atalopedes campestris.

    美国 历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sagamore

上位词 3

politician pol politico

词源

Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore.

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