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foreman
[ fawr-muhn, fohr- ]
noun
- a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.
Foreman
1/ ˈɔːə /
noun
- 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
foreman
2/ ˈɔːə /
noun
- a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmen Gender-neutral formsupervisor
- law the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury Female equivalentforewoman
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈڴǰˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڴǰm· noun
- ܲ·ڴǰm noun plural subforemen
- sub·ڴǰm· noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He smiled at his parents and gave a thumbs-up gesture from the dock after the jury foreman returned the not guilty verdicts.
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.
As the jury foreman returned the verdicts none of the defendants showed any reaction from the dock.
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.
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.
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