The difference between Chief and Manager

When used as nouns, chief means a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc, whereas manager means a person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.


Chief is also verb with the meaning: to smoke cannabis.

Chief is also adjective with the meaning: primary.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chief and Manager

  1. Chief as a noun:

    A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

    Examples:

    "All firefighters report to the fire chief."

  2. Chief as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

  3. Chief as a noun:

    The principal part or top of anything.

  4. Chief as a noun:

    Examples:

    "Hey, chief."

  1. Chief as an adjective:

    Primary; principal.

    Examples:

    "Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."

  1. Chief as a verb (US, slang):

    To smoke cannabis.

  1. Manager as a noun (management):

    A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

  2. Manager as a noun (baseball):

    The head coach.

  3. Manager as a noun (music):

    An administrator, for a singer or group.

  4. Manager as a noun (computer software):

    A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

    Examples:

    "a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager"