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The correct spelling is chief.
How to pronounce chief
/tʃiːf/
nounIPA: /tʃiːf/
Say it like: Chee-f
The correct spelling is chief. A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. For example: "All firefighters report to the fire chief."
Usage Examples
“All firefighters report to the fire chief.”
“Hey, chief.”
“Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
- 2.The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
- 3.The principal part or top of anything.
- 4.An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.
verb
- 1.To smoke cannabis.
adjective
- 1.Primary; principal.
- 2.Intimate, friendly.
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