chairwoman
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chairwoman (plural chairwomen)
- A female chairperson
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264.
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- (obsolete) A charwoman
- 1812 The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D
- . . . according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.
- 1812 The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D
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female chairperson
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