CHAIRMAN

president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson

(noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; “address your remarks to the chairperson”

chair, chairman

(verb) act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; “She chaired the department for many years”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

chairman (plural chairmen)

A person presiding over a meeting.

The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.

(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.

Usage notes

• Historically this term denoted a man, but it is now also used for women.

Coordinate terms

• chairwoman

Hypernyms

• chair, chairperson

• presiding officer, presider

Verb

chairman (third-person singular simple present chairmans, present participle chairmanning, simple past and past participle chairmanned)

To serve as chairman.

Anagrams

• Charmian

Source: Wiktionary

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Chair"man, n.; pl. Chairmen (.

1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.

2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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