Meaning of FOREMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'fowrmun
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- [n] a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
- [n] a man who is foreperson of a jury
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| | Synonyms: | | boss, chief, gaffer, honcho |
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| | See Also: | | assistant foreman, baas, foreperson, ganger, straw boss, supervisor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fore"man\, n.; pl. {Foremen}.
The first or chief man; as:
(a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.
(b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on
works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an
overseer.
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| | Related Terms: | | auditor, Big Brother, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, gaffer, ganger, grand-juror, head, headman, inspector, juror, jury chancellor, juryman, jurywoman, manager, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, petit-juror, petit-juryman, proctor, recognitor, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, talesman, taskmaster, veniremen, visitor |
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