chairman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
    president; chair; chairperson; chairwoman.
    • address your remarks to the chairperson
  2. verb act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
    chair.
    • She chaired the department for many years

WordNet

Chair"man noun
Wordforms
plural Chairmen
Definitions
  1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
  2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
    Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.

Webster 1913