chairmanager

noun

chairmanager

noun

Etymology Blend of chairman + manager.

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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports Informal A person who (temporarily) holds the position of both chairman and manager of a club

  • Notoriously, Barry Fry spent nine years from 1996 to 2005 as chairmanager of Peterborough United, presiding over one promotion and two relegations.2015 October 21, John Ashdown, “Football’s unbreakable records and the teams who can’t play each other”, in The Guardian:

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