chief joseph

1. 1.

   leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

   SynonymsJoseph

   BroaderIndian chiefNez Perce

Questions about chief joseph

What does chief joseph mean?

chief joseph means "leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)".

What is another word for chief joseph?

Close synonyms include Joseph. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chief joseph a common word?

chief joseph is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.