sagamore

[ sag-uh-mawr, ‑-mohr ]

noun

1. (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.

sagamore

/ ˈsæɡəˌmɔː /

noun

1. (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man Also calledsachem

Word History and Origins

Origin of sagamore¹

1605–15, Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα < Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa; sachem

Word History and Origins

Origin of sagamore¹

C17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes

Example Sentences

“With every fiber in me I want to run this race,” said Loeb at the press conference at the Sagamore Hotel.

From The Daily Beast

A large metal sign permanently affixed to the superstructure reminded us that we were on the “Sagamore Bridge, 1933-1935.”

From The Daily Beast

Membertou, the great Sagamore, exhorts every one of the Savages to become Christians.

From Project Gutenberg

They rallied near Charlestown, whose people were also warned by their constant native friend, Sagamore John.

From Project Gutenberg

The chief held a little higher position in the tribe than the sagamore did in his village.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the Sagamore, as the oldest and highest in rank, in a few calm and dignified words, proposed the subject for deliberation.

From Project Gutenberg

Sagamore, you will take the hillside, to the right; Uncas will bend along the brook to the left, while I will try the trail.

From Project Gutenberg