jefe

je·fe

noun \ˈhā-(ˌ)fā, ˈhe-; ˈhe-fē\

Definition of JEFE

: chief, leader

Examples of JEFE

1. <the jefe of a drug cartel operating out of Central America>

Origin of JEFE

Spanish, from French chef, from Old French chief — more at chief

First Known Use: 1903

Related to JEFE

Synonyms: boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, honcho, boss, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

Related Words: directress, mistress; administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up; leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor; dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran); figurehead; slave driver; baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince; big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun; cohead, coleader; employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]; micromanager; subchief, subdirector

Near Antonyms: dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling

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