chairman
//ˈtʃɛːmən//
Forms
- Plural
- chairmen
- present (v1)
- chairman
- past (v2)
- chairmaned
- past participle (v3)
- chairmaned
- present participle
- chairmaning
- 3rd person singular
- chairmans
Definitions
1.A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
2.The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
1.To serve as chairman.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1845
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.