Usually means: Newcomer or beginner in Alaska.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 10 dictionaries that define the word cheechako:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheechako: Merriam-Webster
  2. cheechako: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cheechako: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cheechako: Wiktionary
  5. cheechako: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. cheechako: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. cheechako: Dictionary.com
  8. Cheechako: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheechako: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. cheechako: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See cheechakos as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (cheechako)

▸ noun:  Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.

Similar:
cheechaco, cheechaker, chechako, chechaquo, new chum, newbie, gussuk, nitchie, come-here, stranger, more...

Opposite:
sourdough, seasoned, experienced, veteran

▸ Words similar to cheechako

▸ Usage examples for cheechako

▸ Idioms related to cheechako

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing cheechako

▸ Words that often appear near cheechako

▸ Rhymes of cheechako

▸ Invented words related to cheechako

Similar:
cheechaco, cheechaker, chechako, chechaquo, new chum, newbie, gussuk, nitchie, come-here, stranger, more...

Opposite:
sourdough, seasoned, experienced, veteran



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "cheechako" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux