Foreperson
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A leader of a work crew.
- 2 the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf wordnet
- 3 The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- 4 A forefather, predecessor. uncommon
"The capsule was buried before the Free Genitals Act of 1990, so there was much memorabilia from our pioneering forepersons: Chief Justice Elaine Noble's gavel, a program from Lillian Tomlin's one woman performance of The Brothers Karamazov, and former Sgt. Leonard Matlovich's honorable discharge."
Example
More examples"The capsule was buried before the Free Genitals Act of 1990, so there was much memorabilia from our pioneering forepersons: Chief Justice Elaine Noble's gavel, a program from Lillian Tomlin's one woman performance of The Brothers Karamazov, and former Sgt. Leonard Matlovich's honorable discharge."
Etymology
From fore- + person.
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