chairwoman

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noun

A female chairperson

Similar
chairmaness
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounchairwoman (plural chairwomen)

plural chairwomen

  1. A female chairperson

    1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264.

  2. obsoleteA charwoman

    […]according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.

    a. 1746 (date written), Jonathan Swift, “(please specify the title)”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, […], new edition, volume (please specify |volume=I to XIX), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1801, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
chairmaness
Broader
chairchairpersonpresiding officerpresider
Also see
chairmaness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  16. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  17. Old Englishwīf
  18. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  19. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  20. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  21. Old Englishmann
  22. Old Englishwīfmann
  23. Middle Englishwoman
  24. Englishchairwoman

From chair + -woman.

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Translations

Arabic رَئِيسَة
  • رَئِيسَة (raʔīsa)female chairperson
Bulgarian председа́телка
  • председа́телка (predsedátelka)female chairperson
Czech předsedkyně
  • předsedkyněfemale chairperson
Dutch voorzitster
  • voorzitsterfemale chairperson
Esperanto prezidantino
  • prezidantinofemale chairperson
Finnish puheenjohtaja
  • puheenjohtajafemale chairperson
French secrétaire générale, présidente
  • secrétaire généralefemale chairperson
  • présidentefemale chairperson
German Vorsitzende
  • Vorsitzendefemale chairperson
Hindi अध्यक्षा
  • अध्यक्षा (adhyakṣā)female chairperson
Irish cathaoirleach
  • cathaoirleachfemale chairperson
Italian presidentessa, presidente
  • presidentessafemale chairperson
  • presidentefemale chairperson
Latvian priekšsēdētāja
  • priekšsēdētājafemale chairperson
Lithuanian pirmininkė
  • pirmininkėfemale chairperson
Malay pengerusi, pengerusi wanita
  • pengerusifemale chairperson
  • pengerusi wanitafemale chairperson
Polish przewodnicząca
  • przewodniczącafemale chairperson
Romanian președintă
  • președintăfemale chairperson
Russian председа́тельница, председа́тельша
  • председа́тельница (predsedátelʹnica)female chairperson
  • председа́тельша (predsedátelʹša)female chairperson
Slovak predsedníčka
  • predsedníčkafemale chairperson
Spanish presidenta
  • presidentafemale chairperson
Ukrainian голова́, голови́ха
  • голова́ (holová)female chairperson
  • голови́ха (holovýxa)female chairperson
Cite this entry
APA

chairwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwoman

MLA

“chairwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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