Foreman
//ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən// name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The leader of a work crew.
"Since we’re getting too friendly, Ephraim Winslow, tell me, what’s a timber man want with being a wickie? Not enough quiet for ye up north? Sawdust itching yer nethers? Foreman found ye too high-tempered for carrying an axe?"
- 2 a person who exercises control over workers wordnet
- 3 The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- 4 a man who is foreperson of a jury wordnet
- 5 A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands. US, historical
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
- 2 A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
- 3 A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
Example
More examples"Mum, a mere woman surrounded by men, works in a construction company as a site foreman."
Etymology
From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.
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