English Online Dictionary. What means chairman? What does chairman mean?
English
Etymology
From chair + -man.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛːmən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/
- Rhymes: -ɛːmən
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. Other gender-neutral terms could be chairperson or just chair.
Hypernyms
- chair, chairperson
- presiding officer, presider
Coordinate terms
- chairwoman
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
chairman (third-person singular simple present chairmans, present participle chairmaning or chairmanning, simple past and past participle chairmaned or chairmanned)
- To serve as chairman.
Anagrams
- Charmian