big White Chief


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big White Chief

n
informal an important person, boss, or leader. Also called: big Chief or big Daddy
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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