chairman
[ chair-muh n ]
/ ˈtʃɛər mən /
noun, plural chair·men.
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.
verb (used with object), chair·maned or chair·manned, chair·man·ing or chair·man·ning.
to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).
usage note for chairman
See
chairperson.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chairman
chair chairman chairperson chairwoman (see usage note at chairperson)Words nearby chairman
chair warmer,
chairborne,
chairbound,
chairlady,
chairlift,
chairman,
chairman of the board,
chairmanship,
chairperson,
chairwoman,
chaise
Example sentences from the Web for chairman
British Dictionary definitions for chairman
chairman
/ (ˈtʃɛəmən) /
noun plural -men
Also called: chairperson, (fem) chairwoman
a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc
history
someone who carries a sedan chair
Derived forms of chairman
chairmanship, nounusage for chairman
Chairman can seem inappropriate when applied to a woman, while
chairwoman can be offensive.
Chair and
chairperson can be applied to either a man or a woman;
chair is generally preferred to
chairperson