chair

¹chair

noun \ˈcher\

Definition of CHAIR

1

a : a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person b : electric chair —used with the

2

a : an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity b : an office or position of authority or dignity c : professorship <holds a university chair> d : chairman 1

3

: a sedan chair

4

: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk; specifically : the position of a player in an orchestra or band

5

: any of various devices that hold up or support

Examples of CHAIR

1. a chair by the window
2. We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room.
3. He is now chair of the English department.
4. She's chair of the school board this year.
5. Address any questions to the committee chair.
6. a murderer who was sentenced to the chair

Origin of CHAIR

Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra seat — more at sit

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CHAIR

Synonyms: chairman, chairperson, moderator, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker

Related Words: chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

Near Antonyms: ranks

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Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

Rhymes with CHAIR

air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare