English Explanatory Dictionary

chairman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person presiding over a meeting.
  2. The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
  3. Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
verb
  1. To serve as chairman.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃɛːmən/ /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/ en-us-chairman.ogg

Word forms

chairman chairmen chairmans chairmaning chairmanning chairmaned chairmanned

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English chairman From chair + -man.

Derived words

barangay chairman chairmanager chairmaness chairmanlike chairmanly chairmanship cochairman subchairman vice chairman vice-chairman
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