"Chair" meaning in English

See Chair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chair
  1. (often with definite article) Chairperson. Tags: often, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-Chair-en-name-ezjRmdkc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Chuck + Blair. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Chuck|Blair}} Blend of Chuck + Blair Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chair
  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series. Tags: slang Categories (topical): F/M ships
    Sense id: en-Chair-en-name-zSjeQqD1 Disambiguation of F/M ships: 6 94 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) Disambiguation of English blends: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Ships with portmanteau names (fandom): 32 68 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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