Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > C Synonyms of chieftain Find synonyms for: Noun1. captain, chieftain, leaderusage: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"2. headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief, leaderusage: the head of a tribe or clanWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of chieftain (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sophism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language