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Meaning of FOREWOMAN

Pronunciation:  'fowr`wûmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a woman in charge of a group of workers
  2. [n]  a woman who is foreperson of a jury
 
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 Synonyms: forelady
 
 See Also: foreperson, supervisor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}.
A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or
workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. --Tatler.
--W. Besant.
 

 

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