# chairperson

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,779

## Definitions
1. A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

## Etymology
From chair + person, after chairman and chairwoman.

## Common misspellings (17)
`cahirperson`, `cchairperson`, `chaiprerson`, `chaireprson`, `chairperosn`, `chairperrson`, `chairpersno`, `chairpersonn`, `chairpersson`, `chairpesron`, `chairpperson`, `chairpreson`, `chairrperson`, `chariperson`, `chhairperson`, `chiarperson`, `hcairperson`

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