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foreman

noun
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/

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.

  1. inherited from foremon

Definitions

  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. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

  3. A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    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…

      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.

The neighborhood

Derived

foremanship, subforeman

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA