| chavez | (n) Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978), Syn. Carlos Chavez |
| chavez | (n) United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927), Syn. Cesar Chavez, Cesar Estrada Chavez |
| Chavender | n. [ Cf. Cheven. ] (Zool.) The chub. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ] |