# chairman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃɛːmən/ · frequency rank #1,657

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From chair + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Chapman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chairman-vs-chapman)
- **chairwoman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chairman-vs-chairwoman)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cahirman`, `cchairman`, `chaimran`, `chairamn`, `chairmann`, `chairmman`, `chairmna`, `chairrman`, `chariman`, `chhairman`, `chiarman`, `hcairman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chairman