chairwoman

noun

chair·​wom·​an ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 

plural chairwomen

: a woman who serves as chairperson

the committee's chairwoman

the chairwoman of the university's physics department

Examples of chairwoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sharon Young, the current chairwoman, will transition to president. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, deputy chairwoman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s Justice and Development Party, or AKP, requested to be relieved of her duties on Saturday. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

DelBene, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairwoman, said frustration with the Republican Party has been building in Florida for a while now, with state candidates like Brian Nathan flipping District 14 blue in the state Senate. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Lisa Su, chairwoman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), delivers the opening keynote speech at Computex 2024, Taiwan’s premier tech expo, in Taipei on June 3, 2024. — Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chairwoman

• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman
• spokeswoman
• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman

Kids Definition

chairwoman

noun

chair·​wom·​an -ˌwu̇m-ən 

: a woman who conducts a meeting