Meanings
nounchairmanager (plural chairmanagers)
plural chairmanagers
- informalball gamesA person who (temporarily) holds the position of both chairman and manager of a club
Notoriously, Barry Fry spent nine years from 1996 to 2005 as chairmanager of Peterborough United, presiding over one promotion and two relegations.
2015 October 21, John Ashdown, “Football’s unbreakable records and the teams who can’t play each other”, in The Guardian
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishchairman
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
- Proto-Italic*manus
- Latinmanus
- Vulgar Latin*manizāre
- Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
- Old Frenchmanege
- Middle English*manage
- Englishmanage
- Englishmanager
- Englishchairmanager
Blend of chairman + manager.
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APA
chairmanager. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmanager
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“chairmanager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmanager. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairmanager,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmanager.
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