sagamore

[ sag-uh-mawr, ‐mohr ]

/ ˈsæg əˌmɔr, ‐ˌmoʊr /

noun

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

Nearby words

saga, sagacious, sagacity, sagami sea, sagamihara, sagamore, sagan, sagarmatha, sage, sage cock, sage derby

Origin of sagamore

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

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Examples from the Web for sagamore

“With every fiber in me I want to run this race,” said Loeb at the press conference at the Sagamore Hotel.
Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé, Nicholas Loeb, Just Can’t Catch A Break|Tricia Romano|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A large metal sign permanently affixed to the superstructure reminded us that we were on the “Sagamore Bridge, 1933-1935.”
It’s Time America Makes Good Again on Its Belief in Public Works and Public Spirit|Daniel Kevles|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This was Samoset, sagamore of a country lying five days' journey from thence, called Patuxet.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"Owanux are few, and the Indians many," replied the Sagamore.
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams

Books are all very well in their way, and we love them at Sagamore Hill; but children are better than books.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
"My brother speaks well," said the Sagamore, having thus secured another guardian for the sister whom he tenderly loved.
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams
Sagamore Hill is one of three neighboring houses in which small cousins spent very happy years of childhood.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for sagamore

sagamore

/ (ˈsæɡəˌmɔː) /

noun

(among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent manAlso called: sachem

Word Origin for sagamore

C17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes

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