Sachem is an English word with synonyms like politician or politico. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sachem meaning
- A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
- A boss, a leader.
- An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
Synonyms of Sachem
Using Sachem
- The main meaning on this page is: A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore. | A boss, a leader. | An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
- Useful related words include: politician, politico, pol, political leader.
Context around Sachem
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sachem
- In this selection, "sachem" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, court, squaw, paramount, pessicus and metacomet stand out and add context to how "sachem" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1645 and sachem metacomet king and a court sachem pessicus in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sachem" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sachem
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There chief sachem Massasoit hosted Williams for the three months until spring. (12 words)
Sachem Balgobin recorded 124 (10x4s, 2x6s), which is his third century in the tournament. (14 words)
Ward Melville senior Pearl Kenny lays up for two in a home game against Sachem North. (16 words)
The Delaware sachem Mattahoon, who was one of the participants, later stated that only as much land as was contained within an area marked by "six trees" was purchased and that the rest of the land occupied by the Swedes was stolen. (42 words)
He twice surrendered himself as a hostage to the Indians to guarantee the safe return of a great sachem (paramount chief) from a summons to a court: sachem Pessicus in 1645 and sachem Metacomet ("King Philip") in 1671. (38 words)
The WIC would offer a land patent, the recipient of which would be responsible for negotiating a deal with representatives of the local population, usually the sachem or high chief. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
He twice surrendered himself as a hostage to the Indians to guarantee the safe return of a great sachem (paramount chief) from a summons to a court: sachem Pessicus in 1645 and sachem Metacomet ("King Philip") in 1671.
Ward Melville senior Pearl Kenny lays up for two in a home game against Sachem North.
I smiled at this memory, recalling our midnight skinny-dipping excursion to Sachem Pond and the lovemaking that occurred on said rock.
Sachem Balgobin recorded 124 (10x4s, 2x6s), which is his third century in the tournament.
Sachem Capital had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 2.45%.
The river was home to many native tribes, and in fact was the site of the main camp of Weetamoe, the squaw sachem of the Pocassets.
The Delaware sachem Mattahoon, who was one of the participants, later stated that only as much land as was contained within an area marked by "six trees" was purchased and that the rest of the land occupied by the Swedes was stolen.
There chief sachem Massasoit hosted Williams for the three months until spring.
The WIC would offer a land patent, the recipient of which would be responsible for negotiating a deal with representatives of the local population, usually the sachem or high chief.