Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

foreman

[ fawr-muhn, fohr- ]

noun

plural foremen.
  1. a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
  2. the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.


Foreman

1

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. ForemanGeorge1949MUSSPORT AND GAMES: boxer George . born 1949, US boxer: world heavyweight champion (1973–74); retired in 1977 but re-entered the ring in 1987 and won the heavyweight championship in 1994 at age 45
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

foreman

2

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmen Gender-neutral formsupervisor
  2. law the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury Female equivalentforewoman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Gender Note

See -man.
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈڴǰ𳾲ˌ󾱱, noun
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰm·󾱱 noun
  • ܲ·ڴǰm noun plural subforemen
  • sub·ڴǰm·󾱱 noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreman1

1175–1225; Middle English forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He smiled at his parents and gave a thumbs-up gesture from the dock after the jury foreman returned the not guilty verdicts.

From

Derek Nowak, 22, volunteer foreman of the Christmas Tree Lane installations, prepares to plug a string of lights into an electrical box installed on every deodar cedar on Santa Rose Avenue.

From

As the jury foreman returned the verdicts none of the defendants showed any reaction from the dock.

From

Tejada learned how to lay cement — he’s now a foreman for a concrete company — and tried to get young people from his neighborhood into the trade.

From

Three construction foremen taking a break in an alleyway on a recent Wednesday are among the most coveted voters in the country: middle-aged Black men and union members, living in Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state.

From

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


forelockforemast