CHAIRWOMAN

president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chairwoman (plural chairwomen)

A female chairperson

(obsolete) A charwoman

Antonyms

• chairman

Hypernyms

• chair, chairperson

• presiding officer, presider

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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