chair vs chairwoman

chairwoman vs chair

chair and chairwoman both are nouns.

chair is a verb but chairwoman is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chair	Yes	No	Yes	No
chairwoman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chairwoman is a hyponym of chair; that is, chairwoman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:

chair: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
chairwoman: the female officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

Other hyponyms of chair include Kalon Tripa, vice chairman, chairman.

chair (noun)	chairwoman (noun)
the position of professor	the female officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
a particular seat in an orchestra
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

chair (verb)	chairwoman (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Difference between chair and chairwoman

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