foreman
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See also: Foreman
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English foremon, forman; equivalent to fore- + man. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]foreman (plural foremen)
- (management) The leader of a work crew.
- 2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe):
- 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?
- (law) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- (US, historical) A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Gulf Arabic: فورمن (fōrman)
Translations
[edit]leader of a work crew
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member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf
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