How do you pronounce chairwoman?

The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɛɹwˌʊmən/.

chairwoman

/tʃˈɛɹwˌʊmən/

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Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

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"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."
"[…]according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English chairwoman From chair + -woman.

chairwomen (plural)

chairwomanship cochairwoman

chairman

chairmaness

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