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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Chairman

/chĕr'-mən/ · Chair·man · IPA /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/
01 n. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
pl. Chairmen
  1. 1.
    The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
  2. 2.
    One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
    “Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses.” Prior.