Masculine
Chef
Meaning
boss, chief
Concepts
person in charge
influential man
company president
top seat
first desk
responsible official
superior officer
chief abbot
Chef
Synonyms
Prinzipal
hohes Tier
Superior
Dienstvorgesetzter
Schuldirektor
Geschäftsleiter
einflussreiche Persönlichkeit
tonangebende Person
Hauptverwalter
Firmenpräsident
Firmenchef
oberster Sitz
verantwortlicher Leiter
Oberer
Boß
Leittier
großer Herr
Managerin ~Abteilungsleiter
Rottenführer
Rädelsführerin
Chef von't Janze
Obermufti
Geschäftsherr
Haupt-
Leithammel
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
chef
Basel-Landschaft
alt
Basel-Landschaft
ooberjeehu
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʃɛf]
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French chef (“head, boss”). Compare English chief and Spanish jefe.
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