chairperson

/ˈtʃeərˌpɜːrsən/

Syllables chair·per·son

Stress CHAIR-per-son

Phonics Breakdown

chair

/tʃeər/

ch sound

per

/pɜːr/

r sound

son

/sən/

weak schwa

Meaning

a person who leads a meeting or organization

Sound Reference

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chair=/tʃeər/(chair) + per=/pɜːr/(person) + son=/sən/(lesson)

Example

The chairperson opened the meeting at nine o'clock.